The Last Storyteller: A Novel of Ireland

The Last Storyteller: A Novel of Ireland

Frank Delaney, New York Times bestselling author of Ireland, Shannon, Tipperary, Venetia Kellyâ€™s Traveling Show, and The Matchmaker of Kenmare, is the unparalleled master of Irish historical fiction, bringing Ireland to life with exceptional warmth, wisdom, and wit. Now, in The Last Storyteller, Delaney weaves an absorbing tale of lasting love, dangerous risk, and the healing power of redemption.
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â€œEvery legend and all mythologies exist to teach us how to run our days. In kind fashion. A loving way. But thereâ€™s no story, no matter how ancient, as important as oneâ€™s own. So if weâ€™re to live good lives, we have to tell ourselves our own story. In a good way.â€ So says James Clare, Ben MacCarthyâ€™s beloved mentor, and it is this fateful advice that will guide Ben through the tumultuous events of Ireland in 1956.
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The national mood is downtrodden; poverty, corruption, and a fledgling armed rebellion rattle the countryside, and although Ben wants no part of the upstart insurrection along the northern border, he unknowingly falls in with an IRA sympathizer and is compromised into running guns. Yet despite his perilous circumstances, all he can think about is finding his former wife and true love, the actress Venetia Kelly.
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Parted forcibly from Ben years ago, Venetia has returned to Ireland with her new husband, a brutal man and coarse but popular stage performer by the name of Gentleman Jack. Determined not to lose Venetia again, Ben calls upon every bit of his love, courage, and newfound gun-running connections to get her back. And as Ben fights to recapture his halcyon days with Venetia, he must finally reconcile his violent and flawed past with his hopes for a bright and loving future.
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Brimming with fascinating Irish history, daring intrigue, and the drama of legendary love, The Last Storyteller is an unforgettable novel as richly textured and inspiring as Ireland itself.
Country USA
Manufacturer Random House
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2012-02-07
UnitCount 1
Format Deckle Edge
EANs 9781400067855

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Random House
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2012-02-07
UnitCount	1
Format	Deckle Edge
EANs	9781400067855

The Last Storyteller: A Novel of Ireland

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