A moving story about one real-life family at the heart of the Dublin 1916 Easter Rising.
Marita Conlon-McKenna is a hugely successful Irish
children's writer. Her first novel, UNDER THE HAWTHORN TREE , sold
over 250,000 copies in the Irish market alone.
Her debut adult novel, THE MAGDALEN, was a number one bestseller in
Ireland.
Marita lives in Dublin with her husband
"Conlon-McKenna's marvellous book could not be more timely. As
painful as the story of these three sisters is, it is told with a
light and deft hand. Her attention to historical detail is
meticulous, her prose is easy and fluid. To tell a tale where the
ending is already known and yet hold the reader spellbound
throughout is an admirable trait in a writer, and Conlon-McKenna
has accomplished this tricky manoeuvre beautifully. It's simply a
gripping read."
*Irish Independent*
"A deft retelling of the story [of the Easter Rising] . . .
Engrossing."
*Irish Sunday Times*
"Finally, women are being written back into the history of
[Ireland's] awakening . . . There is such a story to tell, and the
author skilfully handles her considerable amount of research"
*Irish Mail on Sunday*
"What is most admirable, most brave about Rebel Sisters, is that
Marita Conlon-McKenna has dared to write a book that lacks a hero
or heroine. In the violent times of its setting there can be no
losers nor winners, only those who survive and those who do not. It
is a mark of her moral honesty that Marita Conlon-McKenna does not
run from such difficult confusions and conclusions. She will
deliver the truth as her story tells it, and in doing so, pay
searing testimony to the Giffords’ lives. I congratulate her on a
most moving, and indeed necessary book. It is a terrific
achievement by a terrific writer"
*Frank McGuinness*
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