Quite Simply a Wonderful Novel

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	• Tipperary: A Novel Frank Delaney Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2008 - 464 pages average customer review:based on 12 reviews view larger image
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Tipperary

It gets confusing at times because it jumps from the author's notes to Charles narration and back again. Historically it is very interesing - although not as good as Ireland.

Disappointed

Delaney's, "Ireland," was a hard act to follow. I loved it. It was absolutely the best read I have had in years. "Tipperary," on the other hand, was difficult to read and extremely hard to follow.

I understand that Delaney was trying to tie in an incredible amount of Irish history into the life of one man. He should have tried focusing on one event or a shorter time period instead. His characters did not come alive and that is sad considering he was writing about an extremely vital people during a crucial part of their history.

Having said that, optimist that I am, I will buy another Delaney novel. "Ireland" was so good, it left me begging for more. Hopefully, the next book will be an improvement over "Tipperary".

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Quite Simply a Wonderful Novel

This is another wonderful book authored by Frank Delaney. I sat down and read it over the course of a weekend and was taken to another world in Tipperary, Ireland learning more about the history of Ireland and the lives of the characters Charles O'Brien, April Burke, and Joe Harney. For me, the book had a bit of an Irish Forrest Gump and Gone With The Wind flavor. The subject matter in the book changes often as well as the narrator in the passages. Yet, I was still able to follow the train of thought. While I didn't enjoy this book quite as much as Delaney's previous novel, Ireland, I still found it a wonderful novel. If you love Irish novels, this is certainly one to add to your collection.

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Irish history

I enjoy reading anything about Irish history, and liked the Ireland book by Frank Delaney, so I bought this one. I thought it explained the sense of land ownership as well as generational memory of the people who stayed in Ireland. I recommend this to anyone who wants a flavor of Ireland.

TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW:

AFTER FRANK DELANEY'S IRELAND, ABSOLUTELY ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I'VE EVER READ, TIPPERARY COULD HARDLY PASS MUSTER. STILL, DELANEY IS A MASTER STORYTELLER. WORTH THE READ-JUST DON'T EXPECT ANOTHER IRELAND!

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?My wooing began in passion, was defined by violence and circumscribed by land; all these elements molded my soul.? So writes Charles O?Brien, the unforgettable hero of bestselling author Frank Delaney?s extraordinary new novel?a sweeping epic of obsession, profound devotion, and compelling history involving a turbulent era that would shape modern Ireland.

Born into a respected Irish-Anglo family in 1860, Charles loves his native land and its long-suffering but irrepressible people. As a healer, he travels the countryside dispensing traditional cures while soaking up stories and legends of bygone times?and witnessing the painful, often violent birth of land-reform measures destined to lead to Irish independence.

At the age of forty, summoned to Paris to treat his dying countryman?the infamous Oscar Wilde?Charles experiences the fateful moment of his life. In a chance encounter with a beautiful and determined young Englishwoman, eighteen-year-old April Burke, he is instantly and passionately smitten?but callously rejected. Vowing to improve himself, Charles returns to Ireland, where he undertakes the preservation of the great and abandoned estate of Tipperary, in whose shadow he has lived his whole life?and which, he discovers, may belong to April and her father.

As Charles pursues his obsession, he writes the ?History? of his own life and country. While doing so, he meets the great figures of the day, including Charles Parnell, William Butler Yeats, and George Bernard Shaw. And he also falls victim to less well-known characters?who prove far more dangerous. Tipperary also features a second ?historian:? a present-day commentator, a retired and obscure history teacher who suddenly discovers that he has much at stake in the telling of Charles?s story.

In this gloriously absorbing and utterly satisfying novel, a man?s passion for the woman he loves is twinned with his country?s emergence as a nation. With storytelling as sweeping and dramatic as the land itself, myth, fact, and fiction are all woven together with the power of the great nineteenth-century novelists. Tipperary once again proves Frank Delaney?s unrivaled mastery at bringing Irish history to life.

Praise for Frank Delaney?s TIPPERARY:
?[T]he narrative moves swiftly and surely?A sort of Irish Gone With the Wind, marked by sly humor, historical awareness and plenty of staying power.? ? Kirkus Reviews
?[A]nother meticulously researched journey?Delaney?s careful scholarship and compelling storytelling bring it uniquely alive. Highly recommended.? ? Library Journal (starred)
?Sophisticated and creative.? ? Booklist
?Delaney?s confident storytelling and quirky characterizations enrich a fascinating and complex period of Irish history.? ? Publishers Weekly
?Read just a few sentences of Frank Delaney?s writing and you?ll see why National Public Radio called him ?the world?s most eloquent man.?? ? Kirkus Reviews, ?Big Book Guide 2007?

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