Der erste Teil eines fulminanten Romans über die Geschichte und die Menschen Dublins. The new epic novel from the bestselling author of Sarum, Russka, London and The Forest
Beschreibung
Edward Rutherfurd's great Irish epic reveals the story of the people of Ireland through the focal point of the island's capital city. The epic begins in pre-Christian Ireland during the reign of the fierce and powerful High Kings at Tara, with the tale of two lovers, the princely Conall and the ravishing Deirdre, whose travails echo the ancient Celtic legend of Cuchulainn. From this stirring beginning, Rutherfurd takes the reader on a graphically realised journey through the centuries. Through the interlocking stories of a powerfully-imagined cast of characters - druids and chieftains, monks and smugglers, merchants and mercenaries, noblewomen, rebels and cowards - we see Ireland through the lens of its greatest city.
Rezension
"Expertly researched, full, undemanding and highly readable account of a place he has grown to know well" Maeve Binchy Ireland on Sunday
Klappentext
The first of two books looking at the history of Dublin, and therefore the history of the whole island. Starting from prehistory, the High Kings of Tara, the Viking invasion, the machinations of Henry II and the greed of Henry VIII to the burning of the saints' relics in front of Christchurch cathedral in 1538.
Biografie
Edward Rutherfurd, geb. in Salisbury, studierte in Cambridge und lebte lange Jahre in New York, bevor er nach England zurückkehrte. Seine ersten beiden Romane wurden internationale Bestseller.
