In Praise of the Bees: A literary historical novel of Medieval

In Praise of the Bees: A literary historical novel of Medieval Ireland (Women of Ireland Book 1)

Ireland 590 A.D.

A woman is found by a track, nearly dead from appalling wounds and remembers nothing. Her terror and her injuries are so great that she is given sanctuary in Mother Gobnait's unusual community of nuns, while all around her a war is being waged in which she is a pawn. The women name her Aine.

Disturbing fragments of Ãineâ€™s memory begin to surface, and in desperation she asks to remain in the safety of the community, but is it really safe for her anywhere?

It is only after events take another terrible turn that Ãine is forced to discover who she really is and make life-changing choices â€“ but will they prove to be her undoing?

A literary novel inspired by real women - complex female characters who strain against the cruel chains and crippling prejudices of a society where no woman has power. Except, perhaps, oneâ€¦

â€˜a fascinating novel that gives a real sense of life as it might have been during one of the most turbulent periods in Irish historyâ€¦.There is evidence of meticulous research, and it is difficult not to be impressed by how the author manages to blend fiction with legend, keeping faithful to the stories surrounding St Gobnait, but building a narrative against these given details, one that spins off in its own intriguing directions. ..Miss Gleesonâ€™s natural storytelling guile and clear functional prose keeps the focus intactâ€¦ Ultimately this is a fascinating story, one that not only shines a light on an often overlooked period of Irelandâ€™s past, but also meditates on such fundamental facts of life as identity, family loyalty, love, faith and justice.â€™ Irish Examiner

Kristin Gleeson has performed with admirable deftness the difficult trick of sweeping the reader back in time to the distant emotional and physical landscapes of 6th century Ireland. The result is a highly readable and continuously rewarding novel that the reader does not want to endâ€”Tim Weed, author of "Will Pooleâ€™s Island."

I found in this well-told story, the first strokes of paint on the huge, mostly blank, canvas that is our image and perception of our Irish or Gaelic past - the canvas of our increasingly dispossessed native culture. I found myself drawn into a realm that felt oddly familiar and full of cultural touchstones of the indigenous Irish past, faint echoes of which still linger in parts of this island today."In Praise of the Bees" is a good read. GuÃm faoi scÃ¡th is dÃdean Gobnait is AbÃ¡in tÃº â€“ go mairirâ€”Peadar Ã“ Riada
Country USA
Manufacturer An Tig Beag Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-09-10
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	An Tig Beag Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2015-09-10
Format	Kindle eBook

In Praise of the Bees: A literary historical novel of Medieval Ireland (Women of Ireland Book 1)

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