The promise of light
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In The Promise of Light by Paul Watkins, it is 1921, and young Ben Sheridan's Irish-American father mysteriously dies in their small Rhode Island town. Determined to learn the truth about his family's cloudy past, he sets sail for Ireland, and quickly becomes involved in a struggle between soldiers of the newly formed Irish Republican Army and the brutal British troops. Amidst the lush and rugged Irish countryside, and the horrible violence unfolding across it, Ben must search for the truth of his identity, and the ties of his family's blood.
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Grouping Title | promise of light |
Grouping Author | paul watkins |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-04-20 17:29:56PM |
Last Indexed | 2024-04-24 21:51:27PM |
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In The Promise of Light by Paul Watkins, it is 1921, and young Ben Sheridan's Irish-American father mysteriously dies in their small Rhode Island town. Determined to learn the truth about his family's cloudy past, he sets sail for Ireland, and quickly becomes involved in a struggle between soldiers of the newly formed Irish Republican Army and the brutal British troops. Amidst the lush and rugged Irish countryside, and the horrible violence unfolding across it, Ben must search for the truth of his identity, and the ties of his family's blood.
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1993
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Action and adventure fiction
Bildungsromans
Birthparents -- Fiction
Electronic books
Historical fiction
Ireland -- Fiction
Irish Americans -- Fiction
Bildungsromans
Birthparents -- Fiction
Electronic books
Historical fiction
Ireland -- Fiction
Irish Americans -- Fiction
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The promise of light
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The promise of light / Paul Watkins
The promise of light / Paul Watkins
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The promise of light
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Electronic books
Irish Americans
Electronic books
Irish Americans
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