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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
During the period covered in Llywelyn's third magisterial novel (after 1916 and 1921) in her Irish Century series, from the island's division into the primarily Catholic Free State and the mostly Protestant Northern Ireland in the early 1920s to the creation of the Irish Republic in 1949, the outside world changes much while Ireland changes painfully little. Avoiding such stock Irish themes as the "curse" of drink and emigration to foreign and unwelcoming shores, the story focuses on the indomitable Ursula Halloran (adopted daughter of rebel Ned Halloran, introduced in 1916), a young woman who first works for the Irish radio service and later the League of Nations. The unwed Ursula discovers how oppressive the new Catholic state can be when she becomes pregnant and must flee the country. Eventually, Ursula must choose between the two men in her life, one an Irish civil servant, the other an English pilot. The melodrama is mitigated by the poignancy of her forever losing the man she truly loves. Moving as well is Ursula's aiding a Jewish man who brought his children to Britain for safety on the eve of WWII and is returning to Nazi Germany, where his wife still resides. Well-realized characters and a vivid history make for richly gratifying reading.
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From Booklist
Combining fact with fiction, Llywelyn continues her riveting multivolume novel of Ireland in the twentieth century. As in Volumes 1916 (1998) and 1921 ( 2001), she utilizes the tortured history of a nation torn apart by civil war as the dramatic backdrop for another tale of ordinary people caught up in extraordinary events. After participating in the Easter Rebellion of 1916 and witnessing the partition of his beloved Ireland into two states in 1921, committed republican Ned Halloran has passed on his passion for the cause to his adopted daughter, Ursula. Ursula forges an independent life for herself as a radio broadcaster. She becomes personally involved with two men, neither of whom she wants to marry. After she becomes pregnant, Ursula is forced to leave an Ireland where unwed motherhood is unthinkable. Later she returns to her native country and sees Ireland usher in a new era as the Republic is formally inaugurated in 1949. Llywelyn's great strength is her ability to communicate sweeping historical events through the eyes of both passive bystanders and active participants. Margaret Flanagan
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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During the period covered in Llywelyn's third magisterial novel (after 1916 and 1921) in her Irish Century series, from the island's division into the primarily Catholic Free State and the mostly Protestant Northern Ireland in the early 1920s to the creation of the Irish Republic in 1949, the outside world changes much while Ireland changes painfully little. Avoiding such stock Irish themes as the "curse" of drink and emigration to foreign and unwelcoming shores, the story focuses on the indomitable Ursula Halloran (adopted daughter of rebel Ned Halloran, introduced in 1916), a young woman who first works for the Irish radio service and later the League of Nations. The unwed Ursula discovers how oppressive the new Catholic state can be when she becomes pregnant and must flee the country. Eventually, Ursula must choose between the two men in her life, one an Irish civil servant, the other an English pilot. The melodrama is mitigated by the poignancy of her forever losing the man she truly loves. Moving as well is Ursula's aiding a Jewish man who brought his children to Britain for safety on the eve of WWII and is returning to Nazi Germany, where his wife still resides. Well-realized characters and a vivid history make for richly gratifying reading.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Booklist
Combining fact with fiction, Llywelyn continues her riveting multivolume novel of Ireland in the twentieth century. As in Volumes 1916 (1998) and 1921 ( 2001), she utilizes the tortured history of a nation torn apart by civil war as the dramatic backdrop for another tale of ordinary people caught up in extraordinary events. After participating in the Easter Rebellion of 1916 and witnessing the partition of his beloved Ireland into two states in 1921, committed republican Ned Halloran has passed on his passion for the cause to his adopted daughter, Ursula. Ursula forges an independent life for herself as a radio broadcaster. She becomes personally involved with two men, neither of whom she wants to marry. After she becomes pregnant, Ursula is forced to leave an Ireland where unwed motherhood is unthinkable. Later she returns to her native country and sees Ireland usher in a new era as the Republic is formally inaugurated in 1949. Llywelyn's great strength is her ability to communicate sweeping historical events through the eyes of both passive bystanders and active participants. Margaret Flanagan
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
See all Editorial Reviews