Kathleen by Brian Behan

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From the heart of the fairest city the romantic saga of a proud and tragic Irish family

Born to riches, then cast into poverty in a world on the brink of war, Kathleen must rebuild her shattered life in the Ireland of the twenties turbulent then as now.

From two husbands and a faithless lover, she will raise a brood of children amidst the dingy squalor of the Dublin tenements. Only her shining faith will carry Kathleen through the years of heartbreak and suffering: as a woman, as a mother and as an inspiration to her eldest son who will become the greatest writer of his time.

A lively novel, richly embellished with the political, social and literary events of Dublins past Booklist

Paperback, 304 pages. In excellent preloved condition.