A Cruel Harvest, Paul Reid
A Cruel Harvest, Paul Reid
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A Cruel Harvest

Author: Paul Reid

Narrator: Sarah Coomes

Unabridged: 13 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/11/2012

Synopsis

Set in 1790, A Cruel Harvest tells the epic tale of Orlaith and Brannon, young lovers whose futures are jeopardized when Moorish pirates raid their Irish fishing village. Orlaith and her infant son manage to escape the savage attack, but Brannon is captured. Thrown into the hold of the pirates’ ship, the young farmer is spirited away to the harsh confines of North Africa. There he is sold into slavery and forced to serve in the army of the sadistic Sultan of Morocco. Back in Ireland, a heartbroken Orlaith faces certain ruin unless she agrees to marry wealthy landowner Randall Whitely. But Whitely is a cruel man, and life with him quickly becomes a waking nightmare. Though separated by thousands of miles, Orlaith and Brannon draw on their great love to challenge the oppression of the tyrants keeping them apart. Stretching from the windswept coast of Ireland to the sunbaked hills of Morocco, A Cruel Harvest is a thrilling novel of adventure, survival, and once-in-a-lifetime love.

About Paul Reid

Born and raised in Cork in the south of Ireland, Paul Reid has spent years trawling the Irish coast, searching out its history and lore. A former musician who also spent time in Australia working as a ranch hand in the Outback, Reid developed a love for story-telling while still very young. A Cruel Harvest is Reid’s first novel and marries his fascination with the tales of his homeland with his love of imagination. He lives on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean in Cork Harbour.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tara on July 29, 2010

This book started with a ton of excitement. As a matter of fact, the entire book is fast paced and exciting full of plot twists and drama. It begins with Moroccan pirates attacking a small Irish town and abducting as many future slaves as they can. One of those abducted Irish people is Brannon. He m......more

Goodreads review by Jeannie on June 02, 2010

Paul Reid, a newcomer author to the historical fiction genre comes on board with his debut book "A Cruel Harvest"; a story of two lovers forced apart through tragedy. This is a tale previously told multiple times over by many other authors in various ways. During a violent tempest on the coast of Ir......more

Goodreads review by N. on April 20, 2010

Paul Reid’s debut novel, A Cruel Harvest, is an irresistible tale that intertwines romance and adventure in one breathtaking sweep. Reid’s book transports the reader to faraway places with striking realism: from the verdant, wind-blown Irish coastline, to the squalor of a slave ship, to the opulence......more

Goodreads review by Annelise on May 28, 2010

Just finished A Cruel Harvest - what a great book! Action packed to the end - would make a great movie.......more

Goodreads review by Tom on July 01, 2010

This is a very intense, fast-moving story, detailing the aftermath of a pirate raid upon an Irish village in the 18th century, in which a young man is torn from his lover and sold into slavery in Morocco. While the raid itself provides the spark, the story soon evolves into a far more complex drama......more

Quotes

“The characters are memorable, the suspense is visceral, and the swashbuckling set pieces are as compelling and well described as the quieter moments of inner conflict and moral dilemma.” —Publishers Weekly

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