Brendan Malone The Last Fenian (Audible Audio Edition) Marina J Neary Colin Grube Inc All Things That Matter Press Books
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Based on true historical events, Brendan Malone The Last Fenian is a folkloric satire examining the dark, destructive side of paternal love.
Roscommon, Ireland, 1910. A string of crop failures and botched rebellions had left the country a pitiful wasteland. Brendan Malone, a struggling Gaelic landlord and member of the secret Irish Republican Brotherhood, succumbs to a midlife flare-up of nationalism, while his two sons climb the academic Olympus at University College Dublin.
Dylan, primitive and compliant, clings to his overbearing father, while Hugh, anglicized beyond recognition, harbors his own ambitions that do not include liberating his native land.
"M.J. Neary has added a well-crafted and finely researched novel to the genre." (Kenneth Weene, author of Memoirs From The Asylum)
"Gripping read from beginning to end." (Gary Inbinder, author of Confessions of the Creature)
The author has brought a difficult period of Irish history to life through a combination of historical and fictional characters. (Jim Dougherty, President of The Wild Goose)
Brendan Malone The Last Fenian (Audible Audio Edition) Marina J Neary Colin Grube Inc All Things That Matter Press Books
What struck me as a reader first off is the high quality of writing in this story of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. MJ Neary has accomplished the very difficult challenge of telling a story reflective of actual history and keeping basic facts and events accurately, at the same time using her experienced writing skills to tell this story. Brendan Malone is the father figure strong and determined to free Ireland from Great Britain, and commands the center spotlight. My reaction, however, is that his sons maintain at least equally the central story. Dylan, Brendan's older son, chooses to follow his father's goal and becomes active with the IRB. The younger son, whose character is developed in sharp contrast to his brother's, reflects the academic and non-partisan attitude that will separate him from his family. With such a dynamic, tragedy is poised for the final piece of this lively story.There is a dark mood which sets the atmosphere throughout the novel, giving the reader a sense of impending doom no matter what the central characters try to do to avoid such a conclusion. They have taken over from the author and there is no way out of the dilemma other than the tragedy that closes out the story.
Neary has a fine ear for dialogue, for plot, and for dynamic tension, all three elements combining to make Brendan Malone a story to be read and taken seriously. It is a story that reflects a moment in Irish history, but at the same time has the elements of ancient Greek tragedy and the forecast of our own times when we seem to be plunging into the darkness of an unknown future. Take and read.
Jean Rodenbough, author of Rachel's Children:Surviving the Second World War, All Things That Matter Press, 2010.
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Brendan Malone The Last Fenian (Audible Audio Edition) Marina J Neary Colin Grube Inc All Things That Matter Press Books Reviews
Brendan Malone is a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB). His dream is to see Ireland free of British rule. And needless to say, he hates the British with all his heart and soul. Brendan sends his two sons to the prestigious University College Dublin and, upon their graduation, expects them to follow in his footsteps to fight against the British. Dylan, the eldest son, only thinks of drinking and women. When his father pushes him to take the Oath of the IRB, he willingly complies. The same cannot be said of his younger brother, Hugh. Hugh excels academically and has a mind of his own. Tired of carving out his life according to his father's wishes, he does something that will eventually earn him the wrath of his father.
Brendan Malone The Last Fenian is based on historical events of the Irish fight against the British. Told from the Irish point of view, it is set in the early 1900s. Strangely, the language used by Neary in the story reminds me of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. The way the characters converse with each other and their manner of speech is so alike that of Pride and Prejudice's characters!
This book does not have a happy ending and there are no hints whatsoever in the synopsis that would prepare a reader for the final tragedy. Neary does not narrate the tragedy in a way that would cause a reader to cry (that is, if you are the type who cries when reading sad stories), but the narration gives a reader the impression that although the whole tragic incident is unfortunate, life's routine still goes on.
Apart from the phrase "Pull his head into his shoulders", that I did not quite understand, the book's prose is good. Scenes in the book change frequently and that might confuse some readers but other than that, it is quite an enjoyable read.
Overall, I would highly recommend this book to fans of historical fiction books. If you are the type of person who remembers historical incidents through stories, this book is for you. While there are not many historical events referred to in the book, readers can glean some knowledge of how the Irish viewed their freedom fight.
Long held strife against the English is the life blood that sustains Brendan Mallone. He eats, works, sleeps, breaths Irish nationalism and anti British sentiments. He expects his sons Dylan and Hugh to follow in his footsteps, he expects them to continue the fight for their native land. One son does as expected, but what of the other who does not? What of the son who defies his father and becomes a member of the English intellectual elite?
This is tale of heartbreak and tragedy in a country long soured by famined land, rotten potatoes, and endless booze. This is the story of Brendan Malone The Last Fenian.
The author has brought a difficult period of Irish history to life through a combination of historical and fictional characters. The effect of this tragic period on an Irish family is heartbreaking. The characters are well developed and very easy to make a personal connection with. This is a tragic tale of how blind devotion to a cause can wreak utter destruction and cause you to lose all that you love.
--Jim Dougherty, President of The Wild Geese
Brendan Malone is a tragedy set in Ireland during the decade preceding the Easter Rebellion of 1916. With an understanding of the political and socio-economic conflicts of the period, Marina Neary skillfully weaves a dramatic narrative of a house divided, love and hatred, betrayal and revenge, guilt and expiation. Intellectually engaging, intense and visceral, Brendan Malone is a gripping read from beginning to end.
Gary Inbinder, author of Confessions of the Creature
Neary has written a great novel of the tragedy that befalls an Irish family brought about by a father's pathological anti-British nationalism set in the days before the 1916 Easter Rising. Neary's well researched knowledge of Irish History provides a historically accurate backdrop for the story which is told by a writer with a good grasp of her art. Anyone interested in Irish history or who simply wants to read a book they won't be able to put down will be rewarded.
What struck me as a reader first off is the high quality of writing in this story of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. MJ Neary has accomplished the very difficult challenge of telling a story reflective of actual history and keeping basic facts and events accurately, at the same time using her experienced writing skills to tell this story. Brendan Malone is the father figure strong and determined to free Ireland from Great Britain, and commands the center spotlight. My reaction, however, is that his sons maintain at least equally the central story. Dylan, Brendan's older son, chooses to follow his father's goal and becomes active with the IRB. The younger son, whose character is developed in sharp contrast to his brother's, reflects the academic and non-partisan attitude that will separate him from his family. With such a dynamic, tragedy is poised for the final piece of this lively story.
There is a dark mood which sets the atmosphere throughout the novel, giving the reader a sense of impending doom no matter what the central characters try to do to avoid such a conclusion. They have taken over from the author and there is no way out of the dilemma other than the tragedy that closes out the story.
Neary has a fine ear for dialogue, for plot, and for dynamic tension, all three elements combining to make Brendan Malone a story to be read and taken seriously. It is a story that reflects a moment in Irish history, but at the same time has the elements of ancient Greek tragedy and the forecast of our own times when we seem to be plunging into the darkness of an unknown future. Take and read.
Jean Rodenbough, author of Rachel's ChildrenSurviving the Second World War, All Things That Matter Press, 2010.
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