{"product_id":"tipperary-a-novel-of-ireland-9780812975949","title":"Tipperary: A Novel of Ireland","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"My wooing began in passion, was defined by violence and circumscribed by land; all these elements molded my soul.\" So writes Charles O'Brien, the unforgettable hero of bestselling author Frank Delaney's extraordinary novel--a sweeping epic of obsession, profound devotion, and compelling history involving a turbulent era that would shape modern Ireland. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Born into a respected Irish-Anglo family in 1860, Charles loves his native land and its long-suffering but irrepressible people. As a healer, he travels the countryside dispensing traditional cures while soaking up stories and legends of bygone times-and witnessing the painful, often violent birth of land-reform measures destined to lead to Irish independence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the age of forty, summoned to Paris to treat his dying countryman-the infamous Oscar Wilde-Charles experiences the fateful moment of his life. In a chance encounter with a beautiful and determined young Englishwoman, eighteen-year-old April Burke, he is instantly and passionately smitten-but callously rejected. Vowing to improve himself, Charles returns to Ireland, where he undertakes the preservation of the great and abandoned estate of Tipperary, in whose shadow he has lived his whole life-and which, he discovers, may belong to April and her father. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Charles pursues his obsession, he writes the \"History\" of his own life and country. While doing so, he meets the great figures of the day, including Charles Parnell, William Butler Yeats, and George Bernard Shaw. And he also falls victim to less well-known characters-who prove far more dangerous. \u003ci\u003eTipperary\u003c\/i\u003e also features a second \"historian: \" a present-day commentator, a retired and obscure history teacher who suddenly discovers that he has much at stake in the telling of Charles's story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this gloriously absorbing and utterly satisfying novel, a man' s passion for the woman he loves is twinned with his country's emergence as a nation. With storytelling as sweeping and dramatic as the land itself, myth, fact, and fiction are all woven together with the power of the great nineteenth-century novelists. \u003ci\u003eTipperary \u003c\/i\u003eonce again proves Frank Delaney's unrivaled mastery at bringing Irish history to life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eTipperary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The narrative moves swiftly and surely. . . . A sort of Irish \u003ci\u003eGone With the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e, marked by sly humor, historical awareness and plenty of staying power.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Another meticulously researched journey...Delaney's careful scholarship and compelling storytelling bring it uniquely alive. Highly recommended.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Delaney\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eIreland\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Last Storyteller, The Matchmaker of Kenmare, Venetia Kelly's Traveling Show, Tipperary, Shannon, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSimple Courage: A True Story of Peril on the Sea.\u003c\/i\u003e A former judge for the Man Booker Prize, Delaney enjoyed a prominent career in BBC broadcasting before becoming a full-time writer. Delaney died in 2017.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50461287153938,"sku":"9780812975949","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ebc5ba35-cc3e-4b3f-a718-2e67c1a8bb14.jpg?v=1730062352","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tipperary-a-novel-of-ireland-9780812975949","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}