Anny P. (wolfnme) reviewed on + 3389 more book reviews
Once again Nancy RIchards Akers has done a supurb job of telling the Irish story. A stunning and wrenching picture of the true atrocities committed by the English against the IRish. Scores of English soldiers comb the IRish countrysides, in this case the Wicklow Mountains, destroying homes and forcing women and children into concentration camps. RIchards-Akers weaves the poignant life story of Eleanor Archebold and Sir Garrett Neville and their families into the rich Irish tapestry of those times. Will Eleanor ever see her orphaned, young siblings again? DOes Sir Neville solve the mystery of his past? And what of the Archebold family estate....can Eleanor defend it against the raids by English soldiers? Readers will be swept up and away by this captivating tale of Irish love, patriotism, and courage!
