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From internationally bestselling writer of London and Sarum - an impressive epic about love and conflict, family life and political intrigue in Ireland over the course of seventeen centuries. Just like the novels of Adam Michener, The Princes of Ireland brilliantly interweaves engrossing fiction and well-researched fact to fully capture the essence of a place. Edward Rutherfurd has launched millions of readers to the human dramas that will be the lifeblood of history. From his first best seller, Sarum, to the number-one best seller London, he has captivated followers with gripping narratives that follow the fortunes of several fictional individuals down through the ages. The Princes of Ireland, a sweeping panorama steeped in the tragedy and glory that is Ireland, epitomizes the energy and richness of Rutherfurd's storytelling magic. The saga commences in pre-Christian Ireland with a clever refashioning of the tale of Cuchulainn, and culminates in the dramatic founding of the Free Irish Status in 1922. Throughout the interlocking stories of a wonderfully imagined cast of heroes - monks and noblemen, military and rebels, craftswomen and freelance writers - Rutherfurd vividly conveys the personal passions and distributed dreams that formed the type of the united states. He takes readers inside all the major occurrences in Irish history: the reign of the fierce and mighty kings of Tara; the quest of Saint Patrick; the Viking invasion and the founding of Dublin; the trickery of Henry II, which offered Great britain its foothold on the island in 1167; the plantations of the Tudors and the savagery of Cromwell; the airline flight of the "Wild Geese"; the failed rebellion of 1798; the fantastic Famine and the Easter Rebellion. With Rutherfurd's well-crafted storytelling, readers witness the go up of the Fenians in the late 19th century, the splendours of the Irish cultural renaissance, and the bloody battles for Irish freedom, as though experiencing their momentous impact firsthand. Tens of millions of North Americans promise Irish descent. Years of individuals have been enchanted by Irish literature, and guests flock to Dublin and its own environs year after year. The Princes of Ireland will charm to all of them - and to anyone who relishes epic entertainment spun by a master.
