Wounds: A Memoir of War and Love

Biography & Memoir, Literary, Nonfiction, History
Cover of the book Wounds: A Memoir of War and Love by Fergal Keane, HarperCollins Publishers
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Fergal Keane ISBN: 9780008189266
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Publication: September 21, 2017
Imprint: William Collins Language: English
Author: Fergal Keane
ISBN: 9780008189266
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication: September 21, 2017
Imprint: William Collins
Language: English

A family story of blood and memory and the haunting power of the past. 2018 WINNER OF THE CHRISTOPHER EWART-BIGGS MEMORIAL PRIZE 2017 WINNER OF THE NON-FICTION IRISH BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER After nearly three decades reporting conflict from all over the world for the BBC, Fergal Keane has gone home to Ireland to tell a story that lies at the root of his fascination with war. It is a family story of war and love, and how the ghosts of the past return to shape the present. Wounds is a powerful memoir about Irish people who found themselves caught up in the revolution that followed the 1916 Rising, and in the pitiless violence of civil war in north Kerry after the British left in 1922. It is the story of Keane’s grandmother Hannah Purtill, her brother Mick and his friend Con Brosnan, and how they and their neighbours took up guns to fight the British Empire and create an independent Ireland. And it is the story of another Irishman, Tobias O’Sullivan, who fought against them as a policeman because he believed it was his duty to uphold the law of his country. Many thousands of people took part in the War of Independence and the Civil War that followed. Whatever side they chose, all were changed in some way by the costs of violence. Keane uses the experiences of his ancestral homeland in north Kerry to examine why people will kill for a cause and how the act of killing reverberates through the generations.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

A family story of blood and memory and the haunting power of the past. 2018 WINNER OF THE CHRISTOPHER EWART-BIGGS MEMORIAL PRIZE 2017 WINNER OF THE NON-FICTION IRISH BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER After nearly three decades reporting conflict from all over the world for the BBC, Fergal Keane has gone home to Ireland to tell a story that lies at the root of his fascination with war. It is a family story of war and love, and how the ghosts of the past return to shape the present. Wounds is a powerful memoir about Irish people who found themselves caught up in the revolution that followed the 1916 Rising, and in the pitiless violence of civil war in north Kerry after the British left in 1922. It is the story of Keane’s grandmother Hannah Purtill, her brother Mick and his friend Con Brosnan, and how they and their neighbours took up guns to fight the British Empire and create an independent Ireland. And it is the story of another Irishman, Tobias O’Sullivan, who fought against them as a policeman because he believed it was his duty to uphold the law of his country. Many thousands of people took part in the War of Independence and the Civil War that followed. Whatever side they chose, all were changed in some way by the costs of violence. Keane uses the experiences of his ancestral homeland in north Kerry to examine why people will kill for a cause and how the act of killing reverberates through the generations.

More books from HarperCollins Publishers

Cover of the book The Wind in The Willows (Collins Classics) by Fergal Keane
Cover of the book This Dog Barking: The Strange Story of U.G. Krishnamurti by Fergal Keane
Cover of the book 22 Dead Little Bodies and Other Stories by Fergal Keane
Cover of the book The Secret Orphan by Fergal Keane
Cover of the book Brutal: The Heartbreaking True Story of a Little Girl’s Stolen Innocence by Fergal Keane
Cover of the book Horoscope 2019: Your Complete Forecast, Aquarius by Fergal Keane
Cover of the book Etiquette (Collins Nutshell Books) by Fergal Keane
Cover of the book The Lost Tommies by Fergal Keane
Cover of the book The Broken Hearts Book Club (A Luna Bay Novel) by Fergal Keane
Cover of the book Dead And Buried by Fergal Keane
Cover of the book The Love Trilogy: Room For Love / An A To Z Of Love / Summer Of Love by Fergal Keane
Cover of the book Journey of a Lifetime by Fergal Keane
Cover of the book The Secret Agent (Collins Classics) by Fergal Keane
Cover of the book The Sisters by Fergal Keane
Cover of the book Lalgarh and the Legend of Kishanji: Tales from India's Maoist Movement by Fergal Keane
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy