Depois do sucesso de Os príncipes da Irlanda, onde retrata os mais significativos acontecimentos da história irlandesa até o século XVI, Edward Rutherfurd visita de novo as verdes planícies da terra de Joyce. O DESPERTAR DA IRLANDA abrange o período entre 1597 e as primeiras décadas do século XX. Através do cotidiano de gerações de diversas famílias, afetadas pelas convulsões sociais e políticas da época, ele traça o perfil desse país e seu povo, transformando em personagem uma das mais intrigantes nações européias.
No auge da Reforma e da Contra-Reforma, o destino da Irlanda se alterará de forma inexorável pelo aparecimento de um personagem-chave para a história de toda a Oliver Cromwell. Sua ascensão ao poder e a campanha na Irlanda marcam o início de uma época marcada pela hegemonia do poder protestante e que relegará ao segundo plano os cidadãos católicos. O descobrimento do Novo Mundo, a comoção provocada pela Revolução Francesa, a Grande Fome são outros episódios marcantes abordados aqui por Rutherfurd.
Em O DESPERTAR DA IRLANDA, Rutherfurd demonstra mais uma vez seu talento para mesclar ficção e realidade em um contundente romance que aborda tanto acontecimentos históricos como conflitos religiosos e políticos, assassinatos e guerras. Mas oferece, também, um belo painel da formação e desenvolvimento do país e de seus habitantes. No cenário da dramática história política da Irlanda, revisita as dinastias familiares, tais como os Walsh e os Doyle, cujas épicas viagens através dos séculos continuam até o Levante da Páscoa e a Independência, no século XX.
Todo ele protagonizado por personagens anônimos, que interagem de igual para igual com alguns nomes famosos, como Carlos I, da Inglaterra, Jonathan Swift e W.B. Yeats, O DESPERTAR DA IRLANDA é o segundo volume da saga Dublin. Um livro poderoso, que parte de uma pesquisa histórica impecável.
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Edward Rutherfurd was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, and educated at Cambridge University and Stanford University in California. His first book, Sarum was based on the history of Salisbury. London, Russka and The Forest, all draw on finely researched details of social history. Edward Rutherford previously lived in London and New York City but has had a home in Dublin for more than twelve years. He has two children.
"The author bounds excitingly through Irish history...there is much action, some grinding poverty and violence, and an excitement that Rutherford keeps racing through 863 pages. His fictional characters become as vivid as the real life Irish heroes who stride the plot-cum-history" * Daily Express * "This is historical fiction and family saga on a grand scale" * The Good Book Guide * "The characters are expertly sketched through the lens of love, loss, rebellion andcommerce...an absorbing and enjoyable read" * The Sunday Business Post * "Rutherford delivers on what is promised...(he) handles difficult material accurately and well...his ability to maintain a healthy narrative pace with an engaging popular style distinguishes Ireland Awakening as one of the better epic histprical novels" * Evening Herald * "Riveting sequel" * The Irish Post *
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