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The abstainer / Ian McGuire.

The abstainer / Ian McGuire.
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ISBN 9781471163609 (paperback)
Name McGuire, Ian author.
Title The abstainer / Ian McGuire.
Published London : Scribner, 2020.
©2020
Description 359 pages ; 24 cm.
Summary "Manchester, 1867: Stephen Doyle, an Irish-American veteran of the Civil War, arrives in Manchester from New York with a thirst for blood. He has joined the Fenians, a secret society intent on ending British rule in Ireland by any means necessary. Head Constable James O'Connor has fled grief and drink in Dublin for a sober start in Manchester, and connections with his fellow Irishmen are proving to be particularly advantageous in spying on Fenian activity. When a long-lost nephew returns from America and arrives on O'Connor's doorstep looking for work, O'Connor cannot foresee the way his fragile new life will be imperilled--and how his and Doyle's fates will be intertwined. In an epic tale of revenge and obsession, master storyteller Ian McGuire once again transports readers to a time when blood begot blood. Moving from the gritty streets of Manchester to the rolling hills of Pennsylvania, The Abstainer is a searing novel in which two men, motivated by family, honour and revenge, must fight for life and legacy"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects Irish Americans -- England -- Manchester -- Fiction
Secret societies -- Fiction
Fenians -- Fiction
Manchester (England) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
Genre Historical fiction
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