Fanatic Heart: 'A grand master of historical fiction.' Mail on Sunday - Thomas Keneally (Paperback) 01-08-2024
Booker Prize winner Thomas Keneally transports us into the life of John Mitchel, one of the most controversial figures of the fight for Irish independence. Bringing us on a vivid, page-turning odyssey from Mitchel's revolutionary origins in the depths of the Great Famine, through exile and a troubling political evolution, the master of historical fiction wrestles with the conflicts at the centre of a complicated legacy. 'One of the world's greatest writers.' Spectator 'Enlightening . . . Keneally's descriptive gift comes into exquisite play.' TLS 'A gripping and resonant story.' Financial Times