| The Promise of Light Contributor(s): Watkins, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312267665 ISBN-13: 9780312267667 Publisher: Picador USA OUR PRICE: $18.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2000 Annotation: It is 1921, and young Ben Sheridan's Irish-American father mysteriously dies in their small Rhode Island town. Determined to learn the truth about his family's cloudy past, he sets sail for Ireland, where he searches for the truth of his identity and the ties of his family's blood. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 92017865 |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.80 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Ireland - Ethnic Orientation - Irish - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It is 1921, and young Ben Sheridan's Irish-American father mysteriously dies in their small Rhode Island town. Determined to learn the truth about his family's cloudy past, he sets sail for Ireland, and quickly becomes involved in a struggle between soldiers of the newly formed Irish Republican Army and the brutal British troops. Amidst the lush and rugged Irish countryside, and the horrible violence unfolding across it, Ben must search for the truth of his identity, and the ties of his family's blood. |
Contributor Bio(s): Watkins, Paul: - Paul Watkins is the author of many novels, including The Forger, Archangel, and Night over Day over Night, as well as the memoir Stand Before Your God. He attended the Dragon School at Eton and Yale, and currently lives with his family in Princeton, New Jersey, where he teaches at the Peddie School and Lawrenceville Academy. |