The Wild Irish, Robin Maxwell
The Wild Irish, Robin Maxwell
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The Wild Irish
A Novel of Elizabeth I and the Pirate O'Malley

Author: Robin Maxwell

Narrator: Suzan Crowley

Unabridged: 16 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/22/2022

Synopsis

Two female titans—perfectly matched in guts, guile, and political genius.

Elizabeth, queen of England, has taken on the mighty Spanish Armada and, in a stunning sea battle, vanquished it. But her troubles are far from over. Just across the western channel, her colony Ireland is embroiled in seething rebellion, with the island's fierce, untamed clan chieftains and their "wild Irish" followers refusing to bow to their English oppressors.

Grace O'Malley—notorious pirate, gunrunner, and "Mother of the Irish Rebellion"—is at the heart of the conflict. For years, she has fought against the English stranglehold on her beloved country. At the height of the uprising Grace takes an outrageous risk, sailing up the Thames to London for a face-to-face showdown with her nemesis, the queen of England.

In this "enthralling historical fiction" (Publishers Weekly), Robin Maxwell masterfully brings to life these strong and pugnacious women in order to tell the little-known but crucial saga of Elizabeth's Irish war.

About Robin Maxwell

Robin Maxwell is the acclaimed author of The Wild Irish, The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn, The Queen's Bastard, and Virgin: Prelude to the Throne. She lives in Pioneertown, California.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Traci on March 27, 2010

This book is just shy of 4 stars for me, it starts very intruiging and deep in the story between the powerful Elizabeth I (a personal facination) and Grace O'Malley (a personal obsession!!) Obviously being historical fiction, certain parts of the story are "lead along" with bits of interest to strin......more

Goodreads review by Annette on May 21, 2019

This is a story of two women perfectly matched in guts: Elizabeth, Queen of England, at the age of 60 meets the notorious Irish Rebel, Grace O’Malley, age 63. 1593: Grace O’Malley sails to London. Once docked at the castle quay, she demands an audience with Elizabeth. Tibbot Burke, Grace’s son, is in......more

Goodreads review by Tabitha on August 07, 2014

The Wild Irish started out really interesting and I couldn't put it down, but the second half of the book really dragged on. I've read much better books by Robin Maxwell and think this is one of her books that isn't really well written. The story details meetings between Lord Essex, Elizabeth I and......more

Goodreads review by Charlene on February 24, 2016

I've read several historical novels with Elizabeth I as main character but never heard of Grace O'Malley, her Irish "pirate queen" contemporary. But Grace O'Malley is a documented historical person, who actually had a meeting with Elizabeth to ask for the release of her imprisoned sons. The novel is......more

Goodreads review by KJ on October 27, 2007

Not what I was expecting, and not in a good way. It's very "tell, not show" -- a significant chunk of the book was Grace O'Malley telling Elizabeth her life story, and much of the rest is narration. It felt as though Maxwell wanted to show a few scenes from the lives of Grace and Lord Essex (who is......more

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