| Author: | Roddy Doyle | ISBN: | 9781101190098 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group | Publication: | April 29, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Roddy Doyle |
| ISBN: | 9781101190098 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| Publication: | April 29, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books |
| Language: | English |
**The triumphant conclusion to the trilogy that began with A Star Called Henry **
Watch for Roddy Doyle’s new novel, Smile, coming in October of 2017
Henry Smart is back. It is 1946, and Henry has crawled into the desert of Utah's Monument Valley to die. He's stumbled onto a film set though, and ends up in Hollywood collaborating with John Ford on a script based on his life. Eventually, Henry finds himself back in Ireland, where he becomes a custodian, and meets up with a woman who may or may not be his long-lost wife. After being injured in a political bombing in Dublin, the secret of his rebel past comes out, and Henry is a national hero. Or are his troubles just beginning? Raucous, colorful, and epic, The Dead Republic is the magnificent final act in the life of one of Doyle's most unforgettable characters.
**The triumphant conclusion to the trilogy that began with A Star Called Henry **
Watch for Roddy Doyle’s new novel, Smile, coming in October of 2017
Henry Smart is back. It is 1946, and Henry has crawled into the desert of Utah's Monument Valley to die. He's stumbled onto a film set though, and ends up in Hollywood collaborating with John Ford on a script based on his life. Eventually, Henry finds himself back in Ireland, where he becomes a custodian, and meets up with a woman who may or may not be his long-lost wife. After being injured in a political bombing in Dublin, the secret of his rebel past comes out, and Henry is a national hero. Or are his troubles just beginning? Raucous, colorful, and epic, The Dead Republic is the magnificent final act in the life of one of Doyle's most unforgettable characters.
