{"product_id":"9781250203496","title":"Of Irish Blood","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOf Irish Blood\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Mary Pat Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor Mary Pat Kelly weaves historical characters such as Maud Gonne, William Butler Yeats, Countess Markievicz, Michael Collins, and Eamon de Valera, as well as Gabrielle Chanel, Gertrude Stein, James Joyce, and Nora Barnicle, into \u003ci\u003eOf Irish Blood, \u003c\/i\u003ea vivid and compelling story inspired by the life of her great-aunt. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's 1903. Nora Kelly, twenty-four, is talented, outspoken, progressive, and climbing the ladder of opportunity, until she falls for an attractive but dangerous man who sends her running back to the Old World her family had fled. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNora takes on Paris, mixing with couturiers, artists, and \"les femmes Americaines\" of the Left Bank such as Gertrude Stein and Sylvia Beach. But when she stumbles into the centuries-old Collège des Irlandais, a good-looking scholar, an unconventional priest, and Ireland's revolutionary women challenge Nora to honor her Irish blood and join the struggle to free Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What sets it apart from other novels about the Irish War of Independence is its feisty character development, feminist viewpoint, and excellent writing. It will have wide appeal to readers of both Irish history and historical novels, as well as those wishing to sink their teeth into a really good story.\"—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eAward-winning filmmaker and best-selling novelist Mary Pat Kelly pens an immensely engrossing continuation of a story inspired by the life of her great aunt.\"—\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250203496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Forge Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40688766681294,"sku":"9781250203496","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_c980a05e-8917-4239-b5f9-47838639626f.jpg?v=1640323828","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250203496","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}