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Title: I Am of Irelaunde : A Novel of Patrick and Osian by Juilene Osborne-McKnight ISBN: 0-312-87567-3 Publisher: Forge Books Pub. Date: 10 February, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.84 (19 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Enchanting! I couldn't put it down...
Comment: If you are at all interested the history of Ireland or the life of Saint Patrick, you will love this book! The author takes the few facts that are actually known about St. Patrick and the Irish legend Finn Mac Cool and from them weaves a lyrical, engaging story. The characters of Patrick and Osian are completely believable and the stories they tell are inspiring and meaningful. The book revisits all the old Irish mythology (like the story of Dhiarmaid & Grainne) and makes it very human and believable. It then adds the struggle of St. Patrick to understand the natives of Ireland and teach them about his God. The stories tie together perfectly, and the book resonates with meaning. I had tears in my eyes at the end of this novel. It's an incredible read.
Rating: 5
Summary: Woven Enchantment
Comment: In the interests of full disclosure, I should say that I am a friend of the author, Juilene Osborne-McKnight. As a writer myself, I'm also green with envy at her achievement. She has woven the very human story of a saint, Patrick, into the ancient myths of Ireland. And vice versa. Osian tells these magical legends to Patrick not just for their own sake: they serve a crucial function. Stories, in this book's world, have life-changing power. What I love about this book is the way it conveys a sense of a person's individual destiny, of the meaning behind even the most apparently incongruous events in Patrick's life. But this is all done with a light touch, through the power of story combined with a strong vein of humor: Patrick, a wonderful, irascible character, does not go willingly towards his life's purpose. In this he's thoroughly human and he tells his own story in a unique, even curmudgeonly voice. In this book Patrick and the ancient legends of Ireland are brought together--and brought to life. It's a wonderful read.
Rating: 4
Summary: A Little History Mixed With A Lot Of Irish Folk Tales
Comment: I AM OF IRELAUNDE is a story about Patrick and Osian and to a lesser extent Osian's father Finn Mac Cool and the Fenian warriors of Ireland who flourished around two centuries before Patrick Christianized Ireland. It is a novel which mixes a few historical facts with Irish folk tales and Celtic myths. The author is a good writer who is primarily a folklorist.
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Title: Daughter of Ireland by Juilene Osborne-McKnight ISBN: 076530127X Publisher: Forge Pub. Date: 01 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Bright Sword of Ireland by Juilene Osborne-McKnight ISBN: 0765306980 Publisher: Forge Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Confessions of a Pagan Nun : A Novel by KATE HORSLEY ISBN: 1570629137 Publisher: Shambhala Pub. Date: 10 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: The Red-Haired Girl from the Bog: The Landscape of Celtic Myth and Spirit by Patricia Monaghan ISBN: 1577311906 Publisher: New World Library Pub. Date: 01 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Crazy Woman by Kate Horsley ISBN: 0963190903 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1992 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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