- Hardcover: 384 pages
- Publisher: For (10 Mar 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0312878494
- ISBN-13: 978-0312878498
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 705,756 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Her characters spring instantly to life and the reader remains captivated from first page to last.”—Jean M. Auel on "Grania"
"Well-realized characters and a vivid history make for richly gratifying reading.”—"Publishers Weekly" on "1942""" "The lucid narrative and the compelling subject matter will enthrall both Irish history buffs and fans of sweeping historical fiction.” --"Booklist" on "1921"""
"Well-realized characters and a vivid history make for richly gratifying reading.”—"Publishers Weekly" on "1942""" "The lucid narrative and the compelling subject matter will enthrall both Irish history buffs and fans of sweeping historical fiction.” --"Booklist" on "1921"""
“In Llywelyn’s skilled hands the lives of the fictional and real-life characters mesh as miscalculations, misjudgments, and betrayal lead inexorably to the firing squad. . . . "1916" is an involving and enriching experience.”" —The ""Edmonton"" Journal" on "1916""" “A masterpiece is how best I can describe this latest novel from the pen of Morgan Llywelyn. . . . It is a difficult undertaking to get the facts right yet have a rip-roaring yarn. I think Morgan Llywelyn has succeeded in this and the book would
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The "Irish Century" series is the story of the Irish people's epic struggle for independence through the tumultuous course of the twentieth century. Morgan Llywelyn's magisterial multi-novel chronicle of that story began with "1916", which was followed by "1921", "1949", and "1972". It now concludes with "1999: A Novel of the Celtic Tiger and the Search for Peace". "1999" brings the story from "1972" to the disarmament talks and beginnings of reconciliation among the Irish at the end of the twentieth century.Barry Halloran, strong, clever, and passionately patriotic, who was the central character of "1972", remains central. Now a crippled photojournalist, he marries his beloved Barbara Kavanaugh, and steps back from the armed struggle. Through his work he documents the historic events that take us from the horrific aftermath of Bloody Sunday through the decades of The Troubles to the present. This is a noble conclusion to an historical mega-novel that will be read for years.
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If you like Irish history plus a really good story read this book. There are numerous books in this series read them all and not only enjoy good stories but learn about Ireland at the same time.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Great Ending to a Wonderful Series
8 Mar 2008
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From beginning to end, this was an absolutely wonderful series of books. The mark of great historical fiction is to blend the fictional story with real events, and create a seamless whole. This series always delivered, and this last installment was perhaps the best. I couldn't put this book down, as the progression of the Halloran family was tied into the progression of Ireland and Northern Ireland from a state of despair in the early 1970's to a state of prosperity and hope by the end of the last millenium. The Hallorans have almost become like family over the course of these books, and it was great that the author allowed Ursula to stay around to see what hopefully will be a lasting peace. Just a great, great historical fiction series, and a must read for anyone even the slightest bit interested in irish history.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
she's done it again...
27 Mar 2008
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Morgan LLywelyn has produced another compelling novel detailing Ireland's fight for freedom, the last in the Irish Century series. I have always been a fan, and love all of her books, but this series is her masterpiece. She has taken a time period ranging from the turn of the 20th century to the turn of the 21st, and made some sense of the confusing politics and issues of the times by humanizing them with wonderful characters and backing them with well researched information. I can only suppose that the rest of the world was as unaware as I was of what the British did in Ireland in present times. (And I always thought they were so civilized!) I especially like the last 2 books, 1972 and 1999, because the running accounts of what was going on in the US and other countries during the times of Ireland's struggles were also a part of my own life.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A satisfying capstone to the "Irish Century" series
21 Mar 2008
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A coherent, concise, and engaging history of Ireland from the early 1970s through 1999. This, the last novel in Llywelyn's "Irish Century" series, contains much more factual history as compared to the fictional Halloran family story than in previous novels in the series. This does not make the novel any less enjoyable for one who enjoys a well presented history, but may be seen as a negative to those readers who mostly want to find out how the Halloran family story turns out.
As with the earlier entries in this series, Llywelyn intejects events from Ireland's history along with 'touchstones' from world history to keep the Halloran family story in context. This capstone to the Halloran story is engaging and satisfying, with a touch of the bittersweet in its ending which, as with life, is not really an ending at all.
As with the earlier entries in this series, Llywelyn intejects events from Ireland's history along with 'touchstones' from world history to keep the Halloran family story in context. This capstone to the Halloran story is engaging and satisfying, with a touch of the bittersweet in its ending which, as with life, is not really an ending at all.
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