Flight of the Doves

MacKen, Walter

Children's Books

Atheneum

The first book in a trilogy examining the adventures of several generations of one Irish family. Set amidst the Cromwellian Invasions, Seek the Fair Wind begins in 1641. Dominick McMahon, a merchant by trade, has little appetite for fighting, yet is forced to defend his town against Cromwell's army. From dark city streets to wild mountains, from vicious slaughter to triumphant faith, from selfish obedience to heroic opposition this novel paints a vivid portrait of the struggles of the Irish people against the English. Along with The Silent People and The Scorching Wind, Seek the Fair Land is a fascinating examination of the history and events that fueled the fight for freedom in Ireland.

Seek the Fair Land

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Irish Book Center

Written with all the power of suppressed pity and rage. (Liverpool Daily Post)Walter Macken writes with passion . . a quite brilliant novel (Topic) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. In Ireland in 1826 millions knew only famine, oppression and degradation. The landlords ground down the tenant famers; tithe wars and injustice were rife. But Dualta Duane battles against tyranny, struggling to survive the evils of hunger, poverty and disease. Courageous and fortified by an enduring love, Duane's unconquerable spirit personifies the love of freedom that raged in the soul of Ireland.

Silent People

Pan Books, Ltd.

4th Pan M46 print edition paperback vg++ In stock shipped from our UK warehouse

Scorching Wind

Contemporary

Rain on the Wind

A dramatic story set amongst a fishing community in the west of Ireland, a classic in Irish fiction.

Literary

Pan 1971 paperback, vg+ In stock shipped from our UK warehouse

The Coll Doll, and Other Stories

Pan/Macmillan

This is the story of Stephen O'Riordan, a true son of the wild and beautiful land of Connemara, of his hopes and ambitions, and of his passionate and stormy love for Kathleen, sister of his bitterest enemy . . .  It is also the story of Ireland after twenty-five years of liberty, like Stephen new in its freedom and thought yet primitive in its emotions, its people witty, bawdy, boozy, hard-working, loud-voiced or gentle - but never dull . . .

Quench the Moon

A story set in the Irish village of Boola featuring a wilful young man who always leaves trouble and harm in his wake. From the author of THE BOGMAN.

Sunset on the Window Pane

Books Britain

The first novel in Walter Macken's epic trilogy following one family through 300 years of Irish history The first book in a trilogy examining the adventures of several generations of one Irish family. Set amidst the Cromwellian Invasions, Seek the Fair Wind begins in 1641. Dominick McMahon, a merchant by trade, has little appetite for fighting, yet is forced to defend his town against Cromwell's army. From dark city streets to wild mountains, from vicious slaughter to triumphant faith, from selfish obedience to heroic opposition this novel paints a vivid portrait of the struggles of the Irish people against the English. Along with The Silent People and The Scorching Wind, Seek the Fair Land is a fascinating examination of the history and events that fueled the fight for freedom in Ireland.

Pan.

The second novel in Walter Macken's epic trilogy following one family through 300 years of Irish history Continuing the adventures of several generations of one Irish family, The Silent People is the story of a young educated man from Connacht, and life at the time of the famine in Ireland. Despite his reluctance, Dualta is drawn into the political unrest of his times because of the degradation of the people by tyrannical landlords and inescapable injustices. Along with Seek the Fair Land and The Scorching Wind, The Silent People is a fascinating examination of the history and events that fueled the fight for freedom in Ireland.

The Silent People

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Flight of the Doves

Seek the Fair Land

Silent People

Scorching Wind

Rain on the Wind

The Coll Doll, and Other Stories

Quench the Moon

Sunset on the Window Pane

Seek the Fair Land

The Silent People