{"product_id":"seek-the-fair-land-the-first-adventurous-and-exciting-story-in-the-famous-irish-trilogy-9781035065349","title":"Seek the Fair Land: The First Adventurous and Exciting Story in the Famous Irish Trilogy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An adventure story that is both exciting and moving' - \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1649. As English soldiers trample Irish homesteads, leaving behind them a trail of barbarity and destruction, a few brave men set out to seek a 'fair land' over the brow of the hill. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong them is Dominick MacMahon, whose wife has been killed in the bloody massacre of Drogheda, and whose son and daughter accompany him, along with a wounded priest, Father Sebastian. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as Dominick journeys in search of peace and freedom, he is relentlessly pursued by Coote, the Cromwellian ruler of Connaught . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeek the Fair Land \u003c\/i\u003eis the first adventurous and skilfully told story in Walter Macken's famous Irish Trilogy, which shows the resilience and fortitude of everyday citizens during the Cromwellian conquest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The long tale of terror and bravery . . . is told with the deftness of a professional storyteller' -\u003ci\u003e Irish Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWalter Macken was born in Galway in 1915. He was a writer of short stories, novels and plays. Originally an actor, principally with the Taibhdhearc in Galway, and The Abbey Theatre, he played lead roles on Broadway in M. J. Molloy's \u003ci\u003eThe King of Friday's Men\u003c\/i\u003e and his own play \u003ci\u003eHome Is the Hero\u003c\/i\u003e. He also acted in films, notably in Arthur Dreifuss' adaptation of Brendan Behan's\u003ci\u003e The Quare Fellow\u003c\/i\u003e. He is perhaps best known for his trilogy of Irish historical novels \u003ci\u003eSeek the Fair Land\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Silent People\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Scorching Wind\u003c\/i\u003e. He passed away in 1967.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pan Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51834624344338,"sku":"9781035065349","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6806102c-0bf9-486b-841d-09f202f49f09.jpg?v=1767095731","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/seek-the-fair-land-the-first-adventurous-and-exciting-story-in-the-famous-irish-trilogy-9781035065349","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}