{"product_id":"books-a-star-called-henry-by-roddy-doyle","title":"A Star Called Henry","description":"An historical novel like none before it, A Star Called Henry marks a new chapter in Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle's writing. It is a vastly more ambitious book than any he has previously written. A subversive look behind the legends of Irish republicanism, at its centre a passionate love story, this new novel is a triumphant work of fiction. \u003cbr\u003eBorn in the slums of Dublin in 1902, his father a one-legged whorehouse bouncer and settler of scores, Henry Smart has to grow up fast. By the time he can walk he's out robbing, begging, charming, often cold, always hungry, but a prince of the streets. At fourteen, already six foot two, Henry's in the General Post Office on Easter Monday 1916, a soldier in the Irish Citizen Army, fighting for freedom. A year later he's ready to die for Ireland again, a rebel, a Fenian, and, soon, a killer. With his father's wooden leg as his weapon, Henry becomes a republican legend - one of Michael Collins' boys, a cop killer, an assassin on a stolen bike, a lover. \u003cp\u003eFrom the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53480689172753,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780143034612.jpg?v=1777550963","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-a-star-called-henry-by-roddy-doyle","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}