Book description
'The long tale of terror and bravery . . . is told with the deftness of a professional storyteller' - Irish Press
1826. Millions in Ireland know only famine, oppression and degradation. The landlords have ground down the tenant farmers; tithe wars and injustice are rife.
Dualta Duane battles against…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Silent People as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
It feels very authentic in its setting and in the historical detail: you can smell the air and feel the bleakness of the Irish moors, smell the stench of potato blight. The main character, Dualta, is deftly drawn, and you are with him from the start.
A great introduction to a momentous period in British and Irish history.
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