"Teige Foley was only a boy when his mother vanished angrily into the Irish mist and the family's great adventure began. His father, Francis, a man of thwarted dreams, dared to steal a valuable telescope from the manor house where he worked. More than a spyglass, it was his passage to the stars, to
The Fall of Light
β Scribed by Niall Williams
- Book ID
- 100280247
- Publisher
- Grand Central Publishing;Warner Books
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 201 KB
- Edition
- 1st eBook ed
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0446569437
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β¦ Synopsis
Beginning in Ireland in the early years of the 19th century, the four Foley brothers flee across the country with their father and the large telescope he has stolen. Soon forced apart by the violence of the Irish wilderness, the potato famine, and the promise of America, the brothers find themselves scattered across the world. Their separate adventures unfold in passionate and vivid scenes with gypsies, horse races, sea voyages, and beautiful women. An epic narrative on the meaning of love and home and family, "The Fall of Light" is a dazzling novel by one of the most promising novelists writing today.
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