false 71189848 1385137 90360 0060563494 9780060563493 212 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171201484m/90360.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171201484s/90360.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90360.Ireland_A_Novel 3.92 839 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 Seanchai 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.

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