The Guns of Easter

Name: The Guns of Easter
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)

Gerard Whelan

Aug 2013 · The O'Brien Press

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It is 1916 and Europe is at war. From the poverty of the Dublin slums twelve-year-old Jimmy Conway sees it all as glorious, and loves the British Army for which his father is fighting.

But when war comes to his own streets Jimmy's loyalties are divided. The rebels occupy the General Post Office and other parts of the city, and Jimmy's uncle is among them. Dublin's streets are destroyed, business comes to a halt.

In an attempt to find food for his family, Jimmy crosses the city, avoiding the shooting, weaving through the army patrols, hoping to make it home before curfew. But his quest is not easy and danger threatens at every corner.

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5.0

2 reviews

wael eladham

April 20, 2016

I am not one to read I don't really read at all but I saw this book read a bit then I finished the whole thing amazing

2 people found this review helpful

Alexandra Stan

February 16, 2015

I read it last year I enjoyed it a lot. I love Irish history. So I loved the book.

1 person found this review helpful

About the author

Gerard Whelan was born in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, and has lived and worked in several European countries. After some time living in Dublin, he has returned to live in his native Wexford. He is the author of many books for children and a multiple award-winner. His first novel, The Guns of Easter, won the Eilís Dillon Memorial Award for first-time writers. Dream Invader later won the Bisto Book of the Year Award. He has also been shortlisted for the Reading Association of Ireland awards. Gerard is also the author of A Winter of Spies and Out of Nowhere.

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