Seek the Fair Land
The First Adventurous and Exciting Story in the Famous Irish Trilogy
$31.78
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
28 October 2025
Summary
‘An adventure story that is both exciting and moving’ - The Times
- As English soldiers trample Irish homesteads, leaving behind them a trail of barbarity and destruction, a few brave men set out to seek a ‘fair land’ over the brow of the hill. Among them is Dominick MacMahon, whose wife has been killed in the bloody massacre of Drogheda, and whose son and daughter accompany him, along with a wounded priest, Father Sebastian. But as Dominick journeys in search of peace and freedom…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035065349 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1035065347 |
| Author: | Walter Macken |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Pan Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 28 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 250g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 22mm |
| Series: | Irish Trilogy |
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Critics Review
An explosive segment of history … contagious emotion … action-packed entertainment * New York Herald Tribune *
An adventure story that is both exciting and moving * The Times *
About The Author
Walter Macken
Walter Macken was born in Galway in 1915. He was a writer of short stories, novels and plays. Originally an actor, principally with the Taibhdhearc in Galway, and the Abbey Theatre, he played lead roles on Broadway in M. J. Molloy’s The King of Friday’s Men and his own play Home Is the Hero. He also acted in films, notably in Arthur Dreifuss’ adaptation of Brendan Behan’s The Quare Fellow. He is perhaps best-known for his trilogy of Irish historical novels Seek the Fair Land, The Silent People and The Scorching Wind. He passed away in 1967.
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