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The Sunken Road

By: Ciaran McMenamin
Narrated by: Ciarán McMenamin
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A powerful and gripping novel about love, loyalty and obsession set during World War One and the Irish War of Independence.

Francie, Archie and Annie grew up playing together in the hills and rivers of Fermanagh. But in 1914, the boys are seduced by the drama of the war in Europe and leave the village to join up. Before they leave, Francie swears to Annie that he'll keep her little brother safe.

Six years later Francie is hiding out in the barn of Annie's house. He hasn't seen her since that day. He's on the run, a wanted man in the war for independence that is still igniting along the border. And the British officer who is obsessively pursuing him is his old commander from the Western Front. To reach safety, Francie will need Annie's help getting over the border, and that means he'll have to confront the truth about why Archie never came back.

Powerfully gripping, Ciaran McMenamin's accomplished novel explores loyalty, love, heroism and the heartbreaking cost of violence.

©2021 Ciaran McMenamin (P)2021 W F Howes 20th Century Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction War & Military World Literature World War I War Military
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"Tremendous." (William Boyd)
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Really enjoyed this book.Brilliantly narrated by the author. A tough listen at stages but these were brutal times in our history

Great listen

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I have not had a book that compelled me to keep listening for years. I was hooked.

held my attention right through

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Great performance my friend. An intricate, raw and moving story. Beautifully written with poetic humour and prose.
Performed brilliantly and sensitively as well.

A fantastic novel.

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This book is like music to the ears! It is beautifully narrated and emotively written.

I haven’t even finished it and I adore it

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His choice of words are always apt and evocative. I feel as if I am there with the protagonists in the blood and mud of World War I as well as in just as much blood & mud in the borderlands of 1921. I couldn't rate this book any higher. I would give it six stars if I could.

Beautifully written and faithful to the time

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