The Scrap
Published on 22. October 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-1-78162-035-9 (ISBN)
Description
In the last hours of the 1916 Easter Rising, 20-year old Charlie Saurin came face to face with his Commander-in-Chief, Patrick Pearse.
In a final gamble, Pearse had a desperate plan to save the collapsing rebellion.
It required the sacrifice of Saurin and his comrades.
The Scrap is the true story of the rising, from first-hand evidence, as seen by one rebel unit - F Company, 2nd Battalion - following them from the first skirmish in Fairview to the inferno of the GPO.
Told in the context of some of the major events of that week, the story of F Company brings alive the excitement, the humour, the horror and the contradictions of that decisive moment in the creation of the Irish state.
In a final gamble, Pearse had a desperate plan to save the collapsing rebellion.
It required the sacrifice of Saurin and his comrades.
The Scrap is the true story of the rising, from first-hand evidence, as seen by one rebel unit - F Company, 2nd Battalion - following them from the first skirmish in Fairview to the inferno of the GPO.
Told in the context of some of the major events of that week, the story of F Company brings alive the excitement, the humour, the horror and the contradictions of that decisive moment in the creation of the Irish state.
Reviews / Votes
Brilliant. * Sunday Independent * One of the most remarkable and enjoyable books that has been written about the Easter Rising in recent times . . . This stunning narrative . . a real page-turner that captures the pathos and patriotism of 1916. -- Dr. Brian Murphy * Irish Independent * The best history book I read was Gene Kerrigan's The Scrap . . as brilliantly paced as one of his thrillers. -- Colm Toibin * The Books of 2015, Irish Times * Essential reading . . . his mastery lies in the telling detail . . . with his novelist's eye and democratic insistence on every character being afforded equal weight, Kerrigan directly brings us into the terrifying mayhem facing a group of ordinary volunteers during a week that left a city in flames. -- Dermot Bolger * Irish Times * A monumental account of the Easter Rising. -- Kim Bielenberg * Irish Independent * A great read. -- Ray Darcy * RTE Radio 1 *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Dublin
Ireland
Publishing group
Transworld Publishers Ireland Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
524 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78162-035-9 (9781781620359)
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Gene Kerrigan was born and lives in Dublin, where he has covered politics, crime and scandals for over thirty years. He wrote for Magill magazine and the Sunday Tribune, and currently writes for the Sunday Independent. Among his non-fiction books are the bestselling Hard Cases, Another Country, This Great Little Nation and The Big Lie: Who Profits From Ireland's Austerity? He is also the author of four novels, the latest of which, The Rage, won the UK's top crime fiction award, the Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel, at the 2012 Crime Writers' Association awards.