Full name: 1972: A Novel of Ireland's Unfinished Revolution

Author: Morgan Llywelyn Year: 2005 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Historical fiction, Fiction Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780312878573 9780765381330 0312878575 0765381338

The Irish Century series is the narrative of the epic struggle of the Irish people for independence through the tumultuous twentieth century. Morgan Llywelyn's magisterial multi-novel chronicle of that story began with , continued in and and now continues with .In , Morgan Llywelyn tells the story of Ireland from 1950-1972 as seen through the eyes of young Barry Halloran, son and grandson of Irish revolutionaries. Northern Ireland has become a running sore, poisoning life on both sides of the Irish border. Following family tradition, at eighteen Barry joins the Irish Republican Army to help complete what he sees as 'the unfinished revolution'.But things are no longer as clear cut as they once were. His first experience of violence in Northern Ireland shocks and disturbs him. Yet he has found a sense of family in the Army which is hard to give up. He makes a partial break by becoming a photographer, visually documenting events in the north rather than physically taking part in them. An unhappy early love affair is followed by a tempestuous relationship with Barbara Kavanagh, a professional singer from America. Events lead Barry into a totally different life from the one he expected, yet his allegiance to the ideal of a thirty-two county Irish republic remains undimmed as the problems, and the violence, of Northern Ireland escalate. Then Barry finds himself in the middle of the most horrific event of all: Bloody Sunday in Derry, 1972. This book is part of the "Irish Century Novels" series. Here are some other books from this series: "1999" First published in 2007 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "1916" First published in 1998 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: Similar books: 1999 by Morgan Llywelyn Seek the Fair Land by Walter Macken The Year of the French by Thomas Flanagan Ireland by Frank Delaney The End of the Hunt by Thomas Flanagan The Tenants of Time by Thomas Flanagan Trinity by Leon Uris The Scorching Wind by Walter Macken 1916 by Morgan Llywelyn An Irish Country Girl by Patrick Taylor A Dublin Student Doctor by Patrick Taylor Tipperary by Frank Delaney The Last Storyteller by Frank Delaney The Silent People by Walter Macken Redemption by Leon Uris The Last Secret of the Deverills by Santa Montefiore Brendan by Morgan Llywelyn Strongbow by Morgan Llywelyn Only the Stones Survive by Morgan Llywelyn The Help by Kathryn Stockett