A Star Called Henry

Download or Read eBook A Star Called Henry PDF written by Roddy Doyle and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2010-06-04 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
A Star Called Henry
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Publisher : Vintage Canada
Total Pages : 354
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ISBN-10 : 9780307375384
ISBN-13 : 0307375382
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Book Synopsis A Star Called Henry by : Roddy Doyle

Book excerpt: An historical novel like none before it, A Star Called Henry has marked a new chapter in Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle's writing. A subversive look behind the legends of Irish republicanism, at its centre a passionate and unforgettable love story, this novel is a triumphant work of fiction. Born in the slums of Dublin in 1902, his father a one-legged whorehouse bouncer and settler of scores, Henry Smart has to grow up fast. By the time he can walk he's out robbing, begging, charming, often cold, always hungry, but a prince of the streets. At fourteen, already six foot two, Henry's in the General Post Office on Easter Monday 1916, a soldier in the Irish Citizen Army, fighting for freedom. A year later he's ready to die for Ireland again, a rebel, a Fenian, and, soon, a killer. With his father's wooden leg as his weapon, Henry becomes a republican legend - one of Michael Collins' boys, a cop killer, an assassin on a stolen bike, a lover.


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