Penguin Classics Fools of Fortune, (Paperback)

from bcquinnsmom

Set in Ireland, the story is told in different voices: the main ones those of Willie Quinton, and his cousin, Marianne. Willie tells his story in kind of an unwritten letter format, looking back over the years. The same is true of Marianne. The story that follows is tragic. But after reading The ...

from japaul22

I really like Trevor's writing. The style is simple and straightforward, but the plot and characters are always deeply drawn. This novel begins during the Irish war for independence in the early 1900s and introduces a family whose house is burnt down, killing several family members, by the Black ...

from pdebolt

This is a beautifully written, haunting novel that shows the dominance of the past over the present. One horribly wrong decision sets into motion a chain of events that culminates in destruction that endures for generations. It is also a story of enduring love and the consequences of that love. W...

from Hagelstein

Willie Quinton grows up on his family's estate, Kilneagh near Fermoy, Ireland in the 1920s safe in the knowledge he will continue to live in the manor house and one day run the mill. After an informer is found dead on the property the Black and Tans stage a vicious attack, partially burning the m...

from Hagelstein

Willie Quinton grows up on his family's estate, Kilneagh near Fermoy, Ireland in the 1920s safe in the knowledge he will continue to live in the manor house and one day run the mill. After an informer is found dead on the property the Black and Tans stage a vicious attack, partially burning the m...