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Set during the 1916 Easter Rising that sparked Ireland’s quest for independence, the novel follows a schoolboy whose nationalist spirit is awakened by a headmaster who is also a revolutionary poet. The boy’s journey leads him to the heart of the rebellion, where he confronts the realities of war and the weight of freedom on the barricades.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Morgan Llywelyn
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