The Sins of the Mothers

The Sins of the Mothers

by Frank De Laney (Author)

Synopsis

Ellen Morris is confident, beautiful, bright and educated. Early in 1925, she accepts a teaching post in a rural, misty village. There the young city girl meets two men who will radically transform her. One is the handsome and respected Thomas Kane, a former gunman hero of the Troubles; the other a poor and brutal cottage-dweller, a shadowy and menacing presence. Ellen soons finds that she must conform to the traditions of the local community and toe the rural Irish line, live by the local codes. Beset by violence and turbulent emotion, Ellen rejects the hypocrisy of her religion and plunges into natural instinct, avenging what she sees as the sins of Mother Ireland and Holy Mother Church.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 512
Edition: New
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 15 Mar 1993

ISBN 10: 0586214895
ISBN 13: 9780586214893

Media Reviews
'A conjuror with words ... fascinating.' Nanette Newman, Sunday Express. 'Reads like a blockbuster with a mesage. Delaney's images are powerful.' Times Literary Supplement. 'A cleverly plotted epic ... keeps the reader hanging on until the very last page for the final twist.' Irish Post. 'The suspense is artfully maintained.' Sunday Times
Author Bio
Novelist, broadcaster and freelance journalist Frank Delaney was born inTipperary, Ireland. His non-fiction works embrace James Joyce, John Betjeman, Boswell and Johnson, the European Middle Ages and the Celtic civilizations.He has lived in Britain for twenty years, where he broadcasts frequently.