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Colonization is one of the world’s oldest stories – history, as the saying goes, is geography. Thus, the freedom struggles of countries trying to overthrow their invaders have given us some of our most dramatic legends and our most enduring myths.
This book tells the story of a passionate romance within an epic struggle for nationhood, and the narrators who tell it embody these varying perspectives: A thoughtful wanderer considers his country’s upheavals alongside his heart’s obsession. The fierce activist records his tale for his nation’s archive. And a modern commentator tries to remain objective, until he discovers, deep in his researches, that in Ireland everything is personal, especially the past.