Frank Delaney
publisher
Random House
format
Hardcover
pages
400 pages
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THE LAST STORYTELLER
Frank Delaney, NYTimes bestselling author of VENETIA KELLY'S TRAVELING SHOW and THE MATCHMAKER OF KENMORE, returns with THE LAST STORYTELLER, the conclusion to his Ben MacCarthy trilogy and an absorbing, stand-alone tale of lasting love and dangerous risks in the 1950's.
"Every legend and all mythologies exist to teach us how to run our days. In kind fashion. A loving way. But there's no story, no matter how ancient, as important as one's own. So if we're to live good lives, we have to tell ourselves our own story. In a good way."
So says James Clare, Ben MacCarthy's beloved mentor, and it is this fateful advice that will guide Ben through the tumultuous events of Ireland in 1956.
The 1950's was a period in which Ireland was impoverished- finanacially, emotionally, and intellectually- and national survival was no sure thing. Ben finds himself entangled with an IRA gun-runner against the backdrop of their campaign along the Irish Border, and as he fights to recapture his carefree days with Venetia, (now married to a brutal but popular man), he must finally reconcile his violent, flawed past with his hopes for the future.
Brimming with fascinating historical intrigue and legendarty love, THE LAST STORYTELLER is an unforgettable novel as richly textured and inspiring as Ireland itself.
About the AuthorFrank Delaney is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel Ireland, as well as The Matchmaker of Kenmare, Venetia Kelly’s Traveling Show, Tipperary, Shannon, and Simple Courage: A True Story of Peril on the Sea. A former judge for the Man Booker Prize, Delaney enjoyed a prominent career in BBC broadcasting before becoming a full-time writer. Born in Tipperary, Ireland, he now lives in New York City and Connecticut.
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