Ashes In The Wind Christopher Bland

Name: Ashes In The Wind By Christopher Bland
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Ashes In The Wind by Christopher Bland

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Summary

An epic story, interweaving the destinies of two Irish families set against the backdrop of the turbulent twentieth century.

Ashes In The Wind Summary

Ashes In The Wind by Christopher Bland

Two boys are growing up in County Kerry, Irish Tomas Sullivan and Anglo-Irish John Burke, close friends from different tribes. This is Ireland in 1919, and their friendship will be torn apart in the War of Independence and in the Civil War that follows.

The entwined fates of the Burkes and the Sullivans are played out over three generations, in Kerry, Spain, Northumberland, Mount Athos and finally back in Kerry, where the two families meet again.

Subtle, gripping, beautifully written, Ashes In The Wind is rooted in the history of Christopher Bland's own Anglo-Irish family, and brings to vivid life the people and places of 20th-century Ireland in a story of love, violence and redemption.

Ashes In The Wind Reviews

'A convincing and exciting page-turner' * Irish Independent *
'A] superbly written saga of Ireland's bloody struggle... Bland's writing is lyrical and often beautifully descriptive' * The Times *
Exciting, poignant and ultimately consoling debut novel... fluently readable, sturdy and elegant prose of almost superhuman fairness' * Spectator *
'Ambitious and engaging' * Mail on Sunday *
An epic novel. A vivid testament to the power that the traditional form still has... It is extraordinarily gripping and moving' -- Melvynn Bragg, New Statesman
'Captured the atmosphere of those ruined Ascendancy houses and the menacing gentleness of the Irish villages and countryside absolutely beautifully' -- Robert Harris
'A really striking first novel with a strong narrative that's actually about something' -- Richard Eyre
'A compelling narrative' * The Racing Post *
'An ambitious and enjoyable debut' * The Sunday Times. *

About Christopher Bland

Christopher Bland is a former Chairman of the BBC, BT and the Royal Shakespeare Company. He is Anglo-Irish and married with a son and four stepchildren. This is his first novel.

Additional information

Sku

GOR006403947

ISBN 13

9781781859346

ISBN 10

1781859345

Title

Ashes In The Wind by Christopher Bland

Author

Christopher Bland

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Head of Zeus

Year published

20140911

Number of pages

416

Prizes

N/A

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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

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