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| Original Title: | The Scorching Wind (Irish Trilogy) |
| ISBN: | 0330303260 (ISBN13: 9780330303262) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Irish Trilogy #3 |
Walter Macken
Paperback | Pages: 304 pages Rating: 4.12 | 265 Users | 18 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Scorching Wind (Irish Trilogy #3) |
| Author | : | Walter Macken |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 304 pages |
| Published | : | December 1st 1966 by MacMillan General Books |
| Categories | : | Cultural. Ireland. Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. European Literature. Irish Literature |
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This is the third of Walter Macken's Irish triology, each volume of which takes place during a key moment of Irish history: the Cromwell years, the potato famine, and the Easter Rebellion and creation of the Free State. All three books, written during the 1960's, reflect a very strong Irish nationalism, and feature young men and women who fight against the oppressive British state. Scorching Wind was the best of the three novels; I think Macken learned to handle the material better as he wrote this trilogy, and this book has more complexity to it than the other two. It tells of two brothers who fight together against the British leading up the signing of the free state treaty, at which point they split to the different sides. The basic idea of this seems to have been ripped off by Ken Loach in his film The Wind That Shakes the Barley, although many of the details (and the ending) are quite different. In any case, I would recommend this third volume as a stand-alone read for people who are interested in modern Irish history, but I would recommend the first two volumes of the trilogy--Seek the Fair Land and The Silent People--only if you have a very strong in interest in general Irish history.Rating Regarding Books The Scorching Wind (Irish Trilogy #3)
Ratings: 4.12 From 265 Users | 18 ReviewsRate Regarding Books The Scorching Wind (Irish Trilogy #3)
Very realistic storyExcellent book. Bit disappointed with the ending but apart from that I enjoyed it.
I read a lot of Walter Macken about 30 years ago - I had forgotten how enjoyable his books were. I loved this, the 3rd of his Irish Trilogy set during the time of the Easter Rising. I would highly recommend this novel to anyone interested in this era.
This is a powerful and moving novel of two brothers caught up in the tragic and transforming years of Irelands fight for freedom against the British state. In all the years I lived in Northern Ireland during the height of the Troubles I could not make myself read it. Having finally done so, now I have returned to Ulster, I can see why. At one level it is an inspiring story of how two ordinary young men, a First World War veteran and his younger medical student brother, rise to the challenge of
Overall the book is very good. It gives a very relative view to the Irish Civil War that is not usually seen. Typically, we a very historical account of what happened in those times leading up to the treaty and there, after. Dominic as a character is quite relatable and the mental back and forth that is depicted in terms of how he feels about the resistance comes across very naturally.I have do have a couple "gripes" with the book. Namely two.1. Dominic goes from someone who is constantly on the
This is the third of Walter Macken's Irish triology, each volume of which takes place during a key moment of Irish history: the Cromwell years, the potato famine, and the Easter Rebellion and creation of the Free State. All three books, written during the 1960's, reflect a very strong Irish nationalism, and feature young men and women who fight against the oppressive British state. Scorching Wind was the best of the three novels; I think Macken learned to handle the material better as he wrote
I started this some time ago but stopped because I felt like I'd missed something. What had happened to make Dualta so ready to fight, to cause Dominic to help? I think I didn't understand the reaction to Easter Rising, that there was something else I wasn't getting, and felt that I needed the information missing from the 1880s to 1916 so went looking for That Book, only to realize big events are the end of, not the beginning or cause. Agatha Christie was right in Toward Zero, and Easter Rising
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