The Yellow House by Patricia Falvey, which is her first novel, is an incredible, sweeping novel set in Ireland during the beginning of the nation's struggle for freedom from Britain, the rise of the IRA, and WWI. Eileen O'Neill, our heroine, comes from a long line of warriors or so her Da tells her, and she revels in his folklore and his stories about how the O'Neills stole back the yellow house from the Sheridans who had once stole it from them. The dynamics of the family often mirror the political situation in Ireland as her father is struck down and her mother looses her moorings and drifts. Eileen's brother Frank becomes even more angry and distant, mirroring the heightened angst over Ireland's freedom and the dedication of its people to the Cause.
The Yellow House by Patricia Falvey & Read-a-Long
The Yellow House by Patricia Falvey …
The Yellow House by Patricia Falvey & Read-a-Long
The Yellow House by Patricia Falvey, which is her first novel, is an incredible, sweeping novel set in Ireland during the beginning of the nation's struggle for freedom from Britain, the rise of the IRA, and WWI. Eileen O'Neill, our heroine, comes from a long line of warriors or so her Da tells her, and she revels in his folklore and his stories about how the O'Neills stole back the yellow house from the Sheridans who had once stole it from them. The dynamics of the family often mirror the political situation in Ireland as her father is struck down and her mother looses her moorings and drifts. Eileen's brother Frank becomes even more angry and distant, mirroring the heightened angst over Ireland's freedom and the dedication of its people to the Cause.