The Pawnbroker's Reward by Declan O'rourke
In Declan O'Rourke's meticulously researched literary debut, the story of the ua Buachalla family is woven into a powerful, multilayered work showing us the famine as it happened through the lens of a single town Macroom, Co. Cork and its environs.Declan O’Rourke, one of Ireland’s best-loved songwriters, has been described by the New York Times as a writer of songs full of ‘compassion, romance, a sense of mortality and a sense of history’. His iconic hit song ‘Galileo’ has been described by Paul Weller as the song from the past thirty years he most wished he’d written. His award-winning album Chronicles of the Great Irish Famine illuminated an extraordinary series of eye-witness accounts, including the story of Pádraig and Cáit Ua Buachalla in the song ‘Poor Boy’s Shoes’, which provided inspiration for this book.
The Pawnbroker’s Reward is the first book in the Great Famine saga. The second book in the series is A Whisper From Oblivion. The Long Walk Home completes the trilogy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780717199884 |
| ISBN 10 | 0717199886 |
| Title | The Pawnbroker's Reward |
| Author | Declan O'rourke |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Gill |
| Year published | 2023-09-21 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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