{"product_id":"the-scorching-wind-the-final-instalment-of-the-ambitious-and-enthralling-irish-trilogy-9781035065325","title":"The Scorching Wind: The Final Instalment of the Ambitious and Enthralling Irish Trilogy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1916, Dublin. \u003c\/b\u003eLoyalties are strained and tension is rife during the Easter Rebellion and the bitter years that follow. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese are the early years of Sinn Féin; the time of dreaded, terrible deeds. Through the diverging lives of two young brothers, the agony of Ireland during this harrowing period is brought to life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Scorching Wind \u003c\/i\u003eis the final instalment of Walter Macken's ambitious and enthralling Irish Trilogy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The long tale of terror and bravery, the arrests, the burnings, the ambushes, the reprisals, 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\u003eThe 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":52127625150738,"sku":"9781035065325","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dfb035f1-4799-4cf5-9eb7-9acf33a9f61d.jpg?v=1773739609","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-scorching-wind-the-final-instalment-of-the-ambitious-and-enthralling-irish-trilogy-9781035065325","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}