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1921:

The Great Novel of the Irish Civil War
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Macmillan, Mar 15, 2002 - Fiction - 560 pages
The Irish fight for independence is one of the most captivating tales of the twentieth century. Morgan Llywelyn, the acclaimed historical writer of books like Lion of Ireland, Bard and The Horse Goddess, is the writer born to bring this epic battle to life. Having created an entire body of work chronicling the Celts and Ireland, she now turns to recent Irish history to create a multivolume saga: The Irish Century.

1921 tells the story of the Irish War of Independence and the heartbreaking civil war that followed. Henry Mooney, a reporter for theClare Champion and the Irish Bulletin, is a self-described "moderate nationalist" who struggles to see the truth in the news of the day, and to report it fairly. Lacking more radical Republican beliefs of his dear friends Ned Halloran and Sile Duffy, Henry reports the political--and later, bloody--actions of his fellow Irishman from the ashes of the failed 1916 Rising to the creation of the Irish Free State to the tragic and wide-ranging battles of the Irish Civil War.

Meanwhile, Henry feels the impact of these history-changing events in his own personal life. His friendship with Ned falters when their political beliefs diverge, and an unexpected tragedy leaves them further apart than ever. Henry struggles with his passion for a well-bred Protestant Anglo-Irish woman, Ella Rutledge, and as he dutifully reports the events in the political battle for independence, he comes to realize that the Irish struggle for freedom wil leave no life untouched--and no Irish citizen with a dry eye or an untroubled heart.
  

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Good Depiction of Irish History. - Goodreads
Learned a lot, but the writing was not that good. - Goodreads
Engaging, but the ending left me a little flat. - Goodreads

Review: 1921: The Great Novel of the Irish Civil War (Irish Century Novels #2)

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Unfortunately, it turned out to be just another history book with flat fictional characters pasted in between the facts. Read full review

Review: 1921: The Great Novel of the Irish Civil War (Irish Century Novels #2)

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The Irish struggle for independence from the British was something I have always wanted to learn more about. I knew a little that I had read in books and of course what I'd heard about the "terrorists ... Read full review

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Contents

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1921: The Great Novel of the Irish Civil War
1921: The Great Novel of the Irish Civil War
Morgan Llywelyn
Limited preview - 2010
1921
1921
Morgan Llywelyn
No preview available - 2001
1921: The Great Novel of the Irish Civil War
1921: The Great Novel of the Irish Civil War
Morgan Llywelyn
No preview available - 2001

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About the author (2002)

Since 1980 Morgan Llywelyn has created an entire body of work chronicling the Celts and Ireland, from the earliest times to the present day. her critically acclaimed novels, both of history and of mythology, have been translated into many languages. She is an Irish citizen and lives in Dublin.

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Title1921: The Great Novel of the Irish Civil War
Volume 2 of Irish Century
AuthorMorgan Llywelyn
Editionreprint, revised
PublisherMacmillan, 2002
ISBN0812570790, 9780812570793
Length560 pages
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