Easter Widows by Sinead Mccoole
One week in May 1916, seven Irish women became widows. For the seven women whose stories are told in Easter Widows, their husbands interest in Irish culture, citizenship and rights became a fight for independence which at Easter 1916 took the form of military action against the British.
"Arguably the most enjoyable book of the year. . . Of the many books that will be published to commemorate the Easter Rising’s centenary in 2016, few will be as riveting as Sinéad McCoole’s Easter Widows . . . heart-rending . . . fascinating." -- Richard Fitzpatrick * Irish Examiner *
"It is very unlikely that any of the books to be published about the Rising will be as moving and as empathetic as Easter Widows. . . . Her marvellous history combines the skills of the scrupulously conscientious researcher and historian with the craft of the storyteller and the art of the novelist." * Books Ireland *
"Sinead McCoole's passion for her subject gives an energy to her writing. Drawing on new research and skilfully weaving the skeins of the seven stories together, she makes us think about the high price paid by the women for their husbands' political dreams." -- Rachel Trethewey * The Independent *
"McCoole is on first-name terms with her subjects and moves effortlessly among them. . . . Easter Widows, a worthy addition to McCoole’s excellent back catalogue, is a valiant account of what the women did for a country that has yet to live up to the 1916 ideal of equality between Irish men and Irish women." -- Susan McKay * The Irish Times *
"It is very unlikely that any of the books to be published about the Rising will be as moving and as empathetic as Easter Widows … Her marvellous history combines the skills of the scrupulously conscientious researcher and historian with the craft of the storyteller and the art of the novelist." -- Hugh McFadden * Books Ireland *
"It is very unlikely that any of the books to be published about the Rising will be as moving and as empathetic as Easter Widows. . . . Her marvellous history combines the skills of the scrupulously conscientious researcher and historian with the craft of the storyteller and the art of the novelist." * Books Ireland *
"Sinead McCoole's passion for her subject gives an energy to her writing. Drawing on new research and skilfully weaving the skeins of the seven stories together, she makes us think about the high price paid by the women for their husbands' political dreams." -- Rachel Trethewey * The Independent *
"McCoole is on first-name terms with her subjects and moves effortlessly among them. . . . Easter Widows, a worthy addition to McCoole’s excellent back catalogue, is a valiant account of what the women did for a country that has yet to live up to the 1916 ideal of equality between Irish men and Irish women." -- Susan McKay * The Irish Times *
"It is very unlikely that any of the books to be published about the Rising will be as moving and as empathetic as Easter Widows … Her marvellous history combines the skills of the scrupulously conscientious researcher and historian with the craft of the storyteller and the art of the novelist." -- Hugh McFadden * Books Ireland *
Sinead McCoole is the author of two highly acclaimed non-fiction Irish history titles: Hazel: A Life of Lady Lavery (Lilliput Press 1996); No Ordinary Women: Irish Female Activists, 1900-1923 (O’Brien Press 2003) Other publications include Guns and Chiffon (1997); The Reseacher's Handbook (2000); and Passion and Politics (2010). Sinead has curated exhibitions on Irish history and Irish art at Dublin City Hugh Lane Gallery, including Society and Politics (1996); and Passion and Politics (2010); Kilmainham Jail's Robert Emmet Bi-centenary exhibition (2003) and Guns and Chiffon (1997) which toured in the US in 1998. She is currently the Director of the Jackie Clarke Collection.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781781620236 |
| ISBN 10 | 1781620237 |
| Title | Easter Widows |
| Author | Sinead Mccoole |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ireland Ltd |
| Year published | 2015-09-10 |
| Number of pages | 464 |
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