Redemption

From Publishers Weekly
Nearly 20 years after Trinity, his bestselling chronicle of the Irish struggle against British rule during the latter half of the 19th century, Uris returns to the Emerald Isle with a story set during the WWI years. The conflict between two of the three dominant families of Trinity, the tempestuous Larkins and their staid British counterparts, the Hubbles, is the focus here. Uris begins by tracing the Larkin legacy from patriarch Liam's exile to New Zealand, where he becomes squire of a sheep farm; his brother, Conor, becomes a legendary Irish revolutionary. Another Larkin progeny, Liam's son Rory, is acclaimed as a war hero after fighting with the British at Gallipoli, while Rory's brother Dary takes Catholic clerical vows, only to have a powerful love drive him to question both celibacy and his calling. Uris balances the struggles of the Larkins with the more repressed travails of Caroline Hubble, who battles the efforts of her husband to oppress the Irish after losing a pair of sons in the disastrous British battle against the Turks. Sprinkled in as well are several tumultuous marriages and affairs of the heart that introduce a variety of powerful female characters. Tying all together is the voice of Winston Churchill, passages from material based on unpublished Churchill files that provide historical backdrop for the day-to-day events. The first half of the novel is a bit scattered, largely because Uris introduces so many characters so quickly that the Irish struggle against the British tends to get lost. But once he gets all his major characters into battle in WWI, the narrative clips along, with the stirring account of the Battle of Gallipoli, as well as tales of betrayal and assassination prior to the Easter uprising, rivaling the best of his earlier work. Few writers who have tackled the Troubles have exhibited the scope or the organizational skills Uris demonstrates here. 350,000 first printing; $200,000 ad/ promo; Literary Guild main selection; author tour. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal
Moving from Trinity to Redemption, Uris continues his saga of Ireland.Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From AudioFile
Set in New Zealand and Ireland from the late 1880s through WWI, Uris's novel tells of three families and their struggle for independence for Ireland. We learn of British rule in Ireland and how the Irish rebelled in a variety of forms. Charles Keating performs with aplomb, using a straightforward tone and crisp accent for the narration, as well as subtle shifts to broad New Zealand accents and soft Irish accents for the dialogue. The abridgment makes the story seem disjointed, but Keating maintains a steady narrative throughout, trying to tie the events together. This in-depth look at the Irish struggle for independence captures the hearts of its characters and will enchant listeners. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

From Booklist
After seven quiet years, Uris, one of the most reliably best-selling novelists of the past half-century, returns with more about the Larkins and Hubbles of his megahit, Trinity (1977). This time Uris gives us Liam Larkin immigrating in 1895 to New Zealand, rutting his way into a landed family, and thriving. Liam's elder son, Rory, grows up with the wish to emulate his uncle Conor, an Irish rebel of the first water, especially when that eminence goes down in a blaze of Fenian glory just as World War I erupts. At this point, the narrative backtracks and takes up Conor's full story, which eventually involves him romantically with the wife of the novel's leading Hubble. More characters are introduced, and more romance--of the hardy-har-har hard-ridin', -drinkin', and -brawlin' all-guy variety as well as the hard-breathin' man-woman type. In a major miscalculation, Uris periodically inserts snippets from the ostensible Secret Files of Winston Churchill that, while they add historical detail, sound like nothing the great statesman ever could have written. The story doesn't advance chronologically beyond the birth of the Irish Free State, and that event is entirely off the novel's stage. More than in his other historical romances, the accent here is upon the latter word in the term. Don't be surprised if a red-haired, green-eyed Fabio clone shows up on the dust jacket. Ray Olson

Midwest Book Review
This sequel to Trinity is best enjoyed by prior fans of Trinity, who will relish the rich Irish characterization and high drama created in Uris' latest novels. Another generation of the Larkin family and their acquaintances is revealed in a novel which picks up where the last ended, involving readers in the story of Conor, a leading Irish Republican, and the Weed-Hubble Protestant aristocrats whose lives become entwined with Conor's family. A vivid, complex story evolves.


"A brilliant storyteller...Redemption is without equal this summer when it comes to solidly enjoyable reading."

Irish Voice
"A brilliant storyteller...Redemption is without equal this summer when it comes to solidly enjoyable reading."

Book Description
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 inRedemption. 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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Master storyteller Leon Uris continues the epic story of the Irish struggle for freedom. Amidst growing unrest in Ireland and a world on the brink of the First World War, three Irish families who love freedom more than life will fight to the death to win it. "Uris is to the twentieth century what Charles Dickens was to the nineteenth." -- Associated Press.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 inRedemption. 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.

From the Publisher
With more than eight million copies sold, Trinity stands as one of the blockbuster novels of our time. Now, with Redemption, master storyteller Leon Uris -- whose ten novels all remain in print -- continues his mighty epic of love and loss, triumph and tragedy in the "terrible beauty" that is Ireland. As he did so brilliantly in Trinity, Leon Uris continues to explore the saga of the long-frustrated Irish people and the growing momentum of their heroic and defiant journey toward independence. Set against the dramatic backdrop of increased unrest in Ireland, adventures to New Zealand and Egypt and the disaster at Gallipoli, climaxing with the Irish Easter Uprising of 1916, Redemption weaves together unforgettable new characters as well as those the world came to know so well in Trinity: Rory Larkin -- the novel's hero --who is gradually transformed from a "wild colonial boy" and a brash, ruthlessly tempered and independent man into a devoted patriot and a man capable of one great love; his father, Liam Larkin, the middle son of the Larkin family, who was forced to emigrate from Ireland to New Zealand in 1895; and Atty Fitzpatrick, Conor Larkin's last lover and a leading Republican, as well as the continuing story of the Weed-Hubble clan. Like its predecessor, Redemption is a monumental novel about our most powerful aspiration: freedom. Written by a man whose novels have captivated generations of readers, it is sure to join the ranks of his previous books as a colossal work of literature, a blockbuster bestseller and a classic for all time.

About the Author
An internationally acclaimed novelist, Leon Uris is the author of Redemption, Trinity, Exodus, Mitla Pass, Mila 18, QBVII, Battle Cry, Topaz, and Armageddon, among others. He lives in New York City.


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Set in New Zealand and Ireland from the late 1880s through WWI, Uris's novel tells of three families and their struggle for independence for Ireland. We learn of British rule in Ireland and how the Irish rebelled in a variety of forms. Charles Keating performs with aplomb, using a straightforward tone and crisp accent for the narration, as well as subtle shifts to broad New Zealand accents and soft Irish accents for the dialogue. The abridgment makes the story seem disjointed, but Keating maintains a steady narrative throughout, trying to tie the events together. This in-depth look at the Irish struggle for independence captures the hearts of its characters and will enchant listeners. M.B.K.
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