Master storyteller Leon Uris, internationally acclaimedauthor of such bestsellers as
Exodus, Topaz, QB VII,Trinity, the Haj and
Mitla Pass,continues the epic story of the Irish struggle for freedom in
Redemption. A dramatic saga set against the backdrop of growing unrest in Ireland and a world on the brink of the First World War,
Redemption weaves together a cast of unforgettable characters that form the heart and soul of three extraordinary Irish families.hey love freedom more than life,and they will fight to the death to win it.
From the magnificence of New Zealand's green mountains, to the bloody beaches and cliffs of Gallipoli, to the streets of Dublin and the shipyards of Belfast,Redemptionfollows three Irish Patriots on their odysseys of freedom and passion- in a monumental tale of the men and women who loved, fought, and died for the chance to be free.
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Place of publication
New York, NY
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Product notice
Paperback (mass)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 173 mm
Width: 109 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-06-109174-2 (9780061091742)
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Internationally acclaimed novelist Leon Uris ran away from home at age seventeen, a month after the attack on Pearl Harbor, to join the Marine Corps, and he served at Guadalcanal and Tarawa. His first novel, Battle Cry, was based on his own experiences in the Marines, which he revisited in his final novel, O'Hara's Choice. His other novels include the bestsellers Redemption, Trinity, Exodus, QB VII, and Topaz, among others. Leon Uris passed away in June 2003.
