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Description for Gyrfalcon
Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Gyr's life used to be simple: there was Mum, Dad and his little sister Poppy. But now all that has changed and nothing makes sense anymore. Gyr is angry, lost and betrayed.
Then into his shattered life comes an enchanting presence -- a hero from another time, another world -- Finn MacCumhail. Gyr is drawn into the exciting and challenging world of the Fianna.
On the night of the summer solstice the Fianna must stand before the Spirits of the Ancestors. Will Gyr be allowed to be there too? And will he have found for himself answers to the questions the Spirits pose: Who are your people? What is your future? For what do you stand?
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
O'Brien Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9780862787653
SKU
KAK0006446
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Grace Wells
Grace Wells is a writer and poet. Born in 1968, she grew up in central London. On leaving school, she began working in the film and television industry, ultimately becoming a freelance producer. Fuelled by her lifelong desire to write, and through a roundabout path, she came to Ireland in 1991. She now lives in Carrick-on-Suir, Co Tipperary with her two children. Grace began working with people with special needs facilitating biography and poetry workshops. She has since become Literature Officer with South Tipperary Art Centre based in Clonmel. Gyrfalcon is her first novel.
Reviews for Gyrfalcon
'A beautiful story ... I had tears in my eyes reading this very soulful story'
Catherine Ann Cullen, The Pat Kenny Show 'Wells has given us a striking début novel'
Robert Dunbar - The Irish Times
The Irish Times
'Exciting debut'
Books Ireland
Books Ireland
'Uplifting ... Seldom have I read such vivid and passionate descriptions of the environment'
Books Ireland
Books Ireland
'A very imaginative coming-of-age story ... Gyrfalcon will stir the imagination of its young readers'
Leinster Leader
Leinster Leader
'An ambitious work, which addresses the topics of divorce, betrayal and suicide in a manner suitable for its young audience'
Inis Magazine
Inis Magazine
'Magical and marvellous first novel'
The Sunday Independent
The Sunday Independent
Catherine Ann Cullen, The Pat Kenny Show 'Wells has given us a striking début novel'
Robert Dunbar - The Irish Times
The Irish Times
'Exciting debut'
Books Ireland
Books Ireland
'Uplifting ... Seldom have I read such vivid and passionate descriptions of the environment'
Books Ireland
Books Ireland
'A very imaginative coming-of-age story ... Gyrfalcon will stir the imagination of its young readers'
Leinster Leader
Leinster Leader
'An ambitious work, which addresses the topics of divorce, betrayal and suicide in a manner suitable for its young audience'
Inis Magazine
Inis Magazine
'Magical and marvellous first novel'
The Sunday Independent
The Sunday Independent