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For the Love of Ireland (English Edition) Formato Kindle

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Margaret Sullivan dines with politicians, rebels, and spies. She is an admired journalist with the Chicago Tribune publishing under a male nom de plume. Her unscrupulous husband is a prominent attorney and power broker with aspirations of his own. They are well-connected members of Chicago’s 1880's Irish elite. On her trip to Ireland to do research for a book she is writing, Margaret meets a charming one-armed Irish rebel named Michael and finds herself attracted to him and his ideas for liberating Ireland. While traveling through the stone-walled back roads of the island, Margaret sees for herself how the poor are treated. She breaks her vow never to get involved, and soon questions if she can ever go back to her old superficial life in Chicago again. Overcome with her new found emotions and strong desire to help, Margaret finds herself easily convinced by Mrs. Delia Parnell that women can be just as crucial in the fight for Ireland’s independence as men. Back home in Chicago Margaret publishes articles hoping to gain support in America for Michael’s cause. That is until he is arrested. Desperate, she turns to her jealous, devious husband for help...but he has a hidden agenda of his own. Torn between her career as a journalist and compassion for those overseas, she finds herself trapped by her own aspirations. Soon things spin out of control both at home and abroad, and Margaret has to decide how much she is willing sacrifice for Michael and her love for Ireland. For The Love of Ireland is a historical novel of love and loyalty, deception and honesty. It is about women fighting against traditional roles and gender discrimination during the 1880s. For The Love of Ireland is a work of fiction woven around actual events of the Irish Land League, a Chicago couple and the covert activities of the Clan na Gael.
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Judy Leslie has studied both literary and popular fiction at the University of Washington. For The Love of Ireland is her debut novel. Inspired by her days as owner of an antique shop in the historical town of Bellingham, Washington, she decided to focus her writing on historical fiction.

She discovered that throughout history people held onto a variety items just for sentimental reasons: a lock of hair or a ribbon from a loved one, even old lace and hat pins. That's how she came up with the idea of having Margaret collect buttons in her novel For the Love of Ireland.

Surrounding herself with antiques also moved her to think about women and how far they had come, as well as all the unsung female heroes who had risked their lives, so she could enjoy the freedoms that she does now. She wrote For the Love of Ireland about the life of one these women, Margaret Sullivan the unknown woman journalist behind many popular articles in the New York Times and Chicago Tribune during the 1880s.

Judy believes that today women are still wrestling with the same issues of finding love, happiness and meaning in the world, just as their great-grandmothers did over a hundred years ago.

To learn more about Judy Leslie and the characters in her story go to her website at www.for-the-love-of-ireland.com.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00C6J0DZU
  • Editore ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1° edizione (2 aprile 2013)
  • Lingua ‏ : ‎ Inglese
  • Dimensioni file ‏ : ‎ 3679 KB
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  • Memo ‏ : ‎ Su Kindle Scribe
  • Lunghezza stampa ‏ : ‎ 318 pagine
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Doug James
5,0 su 5 stelle Excellent story and history!
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 24 maggio 2013
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Judy Leslie has written a lovely story that is interesting, informative and, at the same time, instructive. I know I have read an excellent book when it motivates me to read more about the actually history of a particular period. In this case the Irish 19th century "troubles."
Her story takes place in a fairly recent (19th century) explosive and transitional time in Irish history. She has adopted real characters and woven them into a story of unrequited love (for most of the book) around the actual struggle by the active and passive (mostly active) "rebels" for Irish independence. Having personally lived in the United Kingdom in the 1970's and 1980's I saw a bit of this sectarian explosiveness first hand.
Her main antagonist, Margaret Frances Buchanan Sullivan, is an intelligent and strong-willed woman born in Ireland and moved with her mother to the USA as a child. She is now a journalist with the Chicago Tribune living in Chicago married to Alex Sullivan whom she endures.
On a boat trip to Ireland to conduct research for a book she meets Michael Davitt (real person). Mr. Davitt has been on a fund raising trip to the USA and is heading home to Ireland. As a member/former member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, as many of his associates have, he has served a bit of time in a British prison. She is smitten immediately by his cultured charm, rugged looks and stoical Irish independence stance ("She found him interesting and she liked him immensely"). They part upon reaching England but meet again at Irish M.P. Charles Parnell's (real person) home. Michael visits Charles Parnell's house. The more she is around Michael the more she is drawn to him. However...
Margaret eventually returns home to a husband she really can't stand (reads dime store novels vice classics or history) but tolerates. Her husband does have influence in the American Irish community. As a member of the Clan Na Gael and later president he welds a bit of influence and action behind the scenes. This is where a Clan Na Gael member Henri Le Caron (real person) appears in the story and later has an impact on their lives.
The battle with her husband continues and she returns to Ireland for more research. After various adventures including Alex turning up in Ireland, where after an action scene, Alex will bother her no more. Perhaps Margaret and Michael will live happier ever after?
Excellent first novel that keeps the story moving and provides a bit of education on the Irish "troubles."
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Brains
4,0 su 5 stelle Great Historical Novel Based on real Characters!
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 22 marzo 2014
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<b>FOR THE LOVE OF IRELAND by Judy Leslie</b>
4 stars
310 pages

FOR THE LOVE OF IRELAND is an accurate historical novel with a little bit of romance thrown in for good measure. The characters are based on real people who were involved with the Irish-American organization of Clan na Gael and also others who were involved with the Irish Land League from 1879 through 1889. The Land League raised money to help Irish who were evicted from homes due to high rents charged by the English. I am glad to have read this book to get some background on the somewhat recent history of the animosity that occurs between Ireland and England. I plan on reading more about this period in Irish history.

The fictional part was good, and riled up the feminist in me. Women in the 1800's were treated as possessions, and Margaret Sullivan (our heroine) wrote books and articles in major newspapers under a male pseudonym. In modern terms, Margaret's husband, Alex Sullivan, was a male chauvinist pig and also a criminal. Margaret's infaturation with Michael Davitt, a true life Irish nationalist (member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood and founder of the Land League), provided the romance and angst in the story. Apparently people in this time frame were not as quick to jump into bed with others if they were married, and this upstanding fellow respected Margaret's marital status.

The writing was somewhat simplistic, which kept me from giving the book 5 stars. The ending was a little goofy, but the book in general has great historical value and also provides support in how important the role of women can be.
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Mom of four
3,0 su 5 stelle a good read
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 7 gennaio 2014
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This novel was fairly well-written and easy to follow. A good story for historical nonfiction and fiction lovers. Some details seemed to
Be lacking, but it was certainly not a waste of my time.
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Joyce Shaughnessy
5,0 su 5 stelle Wonderful Novel!
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 2 aprile 2013
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For the Love of Ireland by author Judy Leslie, is one of the most skillfully written, expressive, and interesting books I have ever read from a first time author. The author's character development is very good and the subject matter is fascinating. There is a strong romantic thread running throughout the novel, so any lover of romance novels will enjoy it, but it is also a page-turning beauty that imparts historical fact in an interesting and memorable way.

When I first started reading this book, I gathered extra bookmarks from my collection because I wanted to repeat some of the sentences and phrasing in this review. In the end, I have found that there are so many moving and original that I gave up. Readers will have to experience the book as I did and marvel at Ms. Leslie's expertise.

You really don't want to miss a chance to experience this wonderful book! It is truly a gem!
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V. Williams
4,0 su 5 stelle Compelling Read of Late Nineteenth Century Irish
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 11 marzo 2018
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This is a mesmerizing fictional story of how these real historical figures affected society and the lives they touched in their efforts to help secure a free Ireland in the late nineteenth century. The story captures successful journalist Irish born Margaret Sullivan living in Chicago writing for a major newspaper under a nom de plume. Margaret married powerful and successful attorney Alex Sullivan as a vehicle to access the political and wealthy body of late 1800s America, access she'd otherwise not be privy to. Alex was at times crude and abusive at home while outside secretly involved in the American Irish support movement and fundraising.

On a trip to Ireland to gather research for a book she intends to write, she meets young Irish activist Michael Davitt (another historical figure) whom Leslie uses as a romantic interest for Margaret. She is drawn to Michael as strongly as she withdraws from Alex, whose suspicious activities have lately escalated. The Irish American branch of the Land League in America was known as Clan na Gael. The Irish Land League in Ireland sought to rescue the tenants evicted or burned out by their British landlords when they were unable to pay exorbitant rent.

The protagonist, Margaret, is well developed, but obsesses over Michael while decrying her own husband. Granted, Alex is made to look like a despot, while Michael a hero (and he was). I had some difficulty connecting with Margaret. Michael isn't fully fleshed and it might have been interesting to get more of his backstory. This is the author's debut novel and the flow of dialogue, particularly in the first part of the book, appeared a bit awkward. This smoothes out somewhat, but then the reader confronts a few typos or edit misses. Still, a very compelling story of the British/Irish conflict during this time with historical characters come to life in a believable, well-researched scenario including factual events.

I received this timely (March) ebook download from BookBub and was very happy to read and review. Recommended for those of Irish ancestry, those who enjoy this time of year, love historical fiction, or a light historical romance.
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