After The Rising, Orna Ross
After The Rising, Orna Ross
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After The Rising
Centenary Edition

Author: Orna Ross

Narrator: Adena Cahil

Unabridged: 11 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/21/2022

Synopsis

A death in the present—a killing in the past.After twenty years away, Jo Devereux flies home to Ireland for her mother’s funeral — the mother she hasn’t spoken to for more than two decades. Every minute there reminds her of all the reasons she left and she has no desire to reacquaint herself with her home village. Or with Rory O’Donovan, her lost love.Then, she reads her mother’s will. Her inheritance is a chest full of letters and journals, written by her grandmother and great-aunt, that answer a long held secret. Who murdered her great-uncle in the Irish Civil War.. and why? How did what an uprising for Irish freedom and independence degenerate into a bitter civil war where neighbor turned against neighbor, and family against family– leaving a legacy of lies, secrets, and silences for generations to come?As Jo unearths the bitter, buried history she shares with Rory she finally understands why their love was doomed from the start. But what about now? Can she stay true to both her heart and her heritage? She knows from her own life how the wild energy of rebellion can carry someone away… but what happens after the rising?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Debbie on January 24, 2015

A beautifully written, sensitive and humane account of the impact of the 1916 rising in Ireland on subsequent generations of a family and on the society in which they live. What I liked best about this book: lyrical prose that sometimes soars to breathtaking heights without being remotely ostentatious......more

Goodreads review by Monnie on January 03, 2013

If it isn't blood and guts, murder and mayhem, I'm likely to turn my nose up at reading it - or so it usually goes. But when I had a chance to get this book at a very special price at Amazon (as long as I got it that day), I checked it out and learned that it relates to an Irish woman's uncovering,......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on October 23, 2012

I wrote out a nearly finished review and my computer ate it. Bullet points it is. -Should be 3.5 stars. Not a 4.0 book. -Jo's motivation in loving Rory escapes me. -Jo's traumatic childhood evoked strong feelings in me. Esp. when she was bullied by her "friends." -Really more interesting is her grandmot......more

Goodreads review by gj on December 05, 2012

We are proud to announce that After the Rising is a 2012 B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree!......more

Goodreads review by Beth on March 10, 2019

A Beautifully Crafted Work of Historical Fiction I thoroughly enjoyed this well-written family saga, which transported me to my beloved Ireland and introduced me to characters I'll cherish. In the finest historical fiction, a reader is captured by an engaging story and learning all the while. That is......more

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