false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171201484m/90360.jpg 90360 12 <p>In the winter of 1951, a storyteller arrives at the home of nine-year-old Ronan O'Mara in the Irish countryside. The last practitioner of an honored, centuries-old tradition, the <i>Seanchai</i> enthralls his assembled audience for three evenings running with narratives of foolish kings and fabled saints, of enduring accomplishments and selfless acts -- until he is banished from the household for blasphemy and moves on. But these three incomparable nights have changed young Ronan forever, setting him on the course he will follow for years to come -- as he pursues the elusive, itinerant storyteller . . . and the magical tales that are no less than the glorious saga of his tenacious, troubled, and extraordinary isle.</p> 1126504 2004 Ireland: A Novel total:879|5:290|4:317|3:206|2:52|1:14| 879 3454 1406 231 5 2 false false Sat Aug 23 11:20:39 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 06:13:19 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 23 11:20:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Dec 19 03:40:40 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 17:29:17 -0800 2008 1
A gentle, rich book--not fast paced but slow like a warm afternoon with nothing to do but listen to a good tale.]]> 5 2 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Jan 02 15:29:49 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 02 15:34:15 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 14:59:09 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 14:59:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Dec 17 06:31:51 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 06:37:28 -0800 2008 once more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 17:31:40 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 18:05:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Apr 15 21:48:13 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 21:52:42 -0700 2009 19 hrs and 31 mins

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One evening in 1951, an itinerant storyteller arrives unannounced at a house in the Irish countryside. In exchange for a bed and a warm meal, he invites his hosts and their neighbors to join him by the wintry fires...more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 15:14:40 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 17:32:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Mar 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Feb 17 17:05:01 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 17 12:54:30 -0700 2009 Tipperary. The acclaim from friends and colleagues was certainly not exaggerated; the book immediately grabbed my imagination, and is one of the most enjoyable I have read in quite some time.

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