For a rollicking good time within the pages of a book, I recommend the novel "Ireland" by Frank Delaney.
The narrator changes but the main character is named The Storyteller; he is the last in the grand Irish tradition of itinerant story tellers who travel in farm land and small towns and earn a meal by telling thrilling stories from Ireland's past.
Yes, the story of Saint Patrick is here, and King Conor of Ulster, Brendan the Navigator, Brian Boru, Finn MacCool, Norman raiders, a devil in a cave, monks and kings.
Interwoven with these tales is the unfolding story of a nine year old boy who meets the Storyteller, and who searches for this mysterious and hard to find man, in modern day Ireland.
The book is so enthralling that now I want to buy the audio cd version read by the author, who I am told is an accomplished performer.
2 comments:
This does sound fascinating... good recommendation! ....... Deb
Sounds like I have another book to add to my list. Thanks!
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