Carolan's Farewell Author:Charles Foran The story of a legendary blind composer and harper who travels the Irish countryside, Carolan's Farewell is Charles Foran's most luminous - and mischievous - novel yet. It is 1737, and the ailing Terence Carolan, having completed an arduous pilgrimage, is returning home across a famine-ravaged Ireland. By his side is Owen Conner, his faithful co... more »mpanion. Master and servant, they are like Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, friends to the end. A tender, funny, sad and utterly delightful story with priceless dialogue on every page, Carolan's Farewell is a note-perfect read.« less