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Eleanor, Countess of Desmond

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Description for Eleanor, Countess of Desmond Paperback. Biography...Eleanor, Countess of Desmond. 232pp

‘Richly detailed and often thought-provoking… This is an enthralling book.’

Dervla Murphy, The Irish Times

‘A truly marvellous story—one in which truth is more brave and more resourceful than fiction.’

Irish Post

Set in a period of invasion and social and political chaos perpetrated by the Tudor conquest of Ireland, the story of Eleanor, Countess of Desmond recounts the heroic efforts of a woman to protect her family against insurmountable odds. Aristocratic, educated, intelligent and able, Lady Eleanor Butler’s destiny was as a wife and mother. But marriage to Garrett FitzGerald, the ... Read more

Enduring imprisonment, exile and poverty, her mission to save her family from annihilation becomes Eleanor’s obsession, for which she will sacrifice anything, including herself. Anne Chambers vividly brings the life of this neglected heroine to light against the backdrop of one of the most convoluted and traumatic periods in Irish history.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9780717148288
SKU
9780717148288
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About Anne Chambers
Anne Chambers is a bestselling biographer, novelist and screen writer. Her most recent books include 'Ranji: Maharajah of Connemara', 'At Arm’s Length — Aristocrats in the Republic of Ireland', 'Granuaile: Sea Queen of Ireland', 'Finding Tom Cruise and Other Stories' and 'Shadow Lord: Theobald Bourke — Son of the Pirate Queen'.

Reviews for Eleanor, Countess of Desmond
Richly detailed and often thought-provoking - This is an enthralling book.' Dervla Murphy, The Irish Times 'A truly marvellous story-one in which truth is more brave and more resourceful than fiction.' Irish Post

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