G330 E-Reading Book Review of Never Be at Peace by Marina Neary
Name of Book: Never Be at Peace Author: Marina Neary ISBN: 9781611792751 Publisher: Fireship Press Type of book: Ireland, history, uprisings, revolution, strong female characters, 1905?-1940s, relationships, theater, plays, writing Year it was published: 2014 Summary: A pugnacious orphan from a bleak Dublin suburb, Helena Molony dreams of liberating Ireland. Her fantasies take shape when the indomitable Maud Gonne informally adopts her and sets her on a path to theatrical stardom - and political martyrdom. Swept up in the Gaelic Revival, Helena succumbs to the romantic advances of Bulmer Hobson, an egotistical Fenian leader with a talent for turning friends into enemies. After their affair ends in a bitter ideological rift, she turns to Sean Connolly, a married fellow-actor from the Abbey Theatre, a man idolised in the nationalist circles. As Ireland prepares to strike against the British rule on Easter Monday, Helena and her comrades find themselves caught in ...