Peter Gartland

To a Greater Glory (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Tomas Mulholland swears to avenge his dead father, murdered by Captain James Spencer-Lambert, during the 1916 Easter Uprising in .

Involved in the death of a priest himself, he flees to . There he re-encounters Spencer-Lambert, now a wealthy coal owner in . Working in Eastinglea Colliery, owned by the Lamberts, he progresses to District Overman and is held in high regard.

He establishes an IRA cell, fronted as the Christian Mens Charitable Society (C.M.C.S.), working to relieve the ravages of WWII. His cousin, fellow migr Michael Railley, is second-in-command; his two sons are his lieutenants. An assortment of enthusiastic soldiers makes up the Company.

As Republicanism wanes in , Tomass plans become thwarted. Michael gets alarmed as Tomass frustration changes to fanaticism, when the IRAs Army Council calls a halt to his activities.Tomas ignores them and develops his own agenda.

Dermot is the runt of the Mulholland litter, years younger than Bridgett, his sister. Dermots adult brothers pay him scant regard, and his sons genteel nature perplexes Tomas, who distances himself from the boy. His fathers disregard hurts Dermot deeply.

His mother discovers Dermots religious leanings, and guideshim to the priesthood. Margarets pride in Dermot contrasts sharply with Tomass bitter contempt for things religious. Their difference becomestotally irreconcilable once Dermot is ordained.

Appointed curate in a parish near Eastinglea, Dermot determines to intervene when Michael Railley makes him aware of Tomass treasonous activities, but he, alerted to his sons intentions, neutralizes all interference - in the confessional.

Bridgetts life too is disrupted by her fathers destructive agenda, when her beloved James joins the C.M.C.S. Losing the battle for James loyalties, she finds herself alone - and pregnant!

Engulfing the lives of those who love him most, Tomass futile crusade rages on to its tragic conclusion.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: AuthorHouse UK
• Seitenzahl: 1
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. September 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781467018463
• Artikelnr.: 52505831

Autorenporträt

Peter Ward was born in Co. Durham , the son of a coalminer. Of Irish pedigree he was raised in a disciplined Catholic household

He was educated at a in , after which he served in the Royal Air Force, Later, he too went into mining, working as a field research officer investigating the causes of pneumoconiosis, the miners lung disease. After the research was completed, he moved into the synthethic fibres industry with IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES. There he studied industrial chemistry, and working in product development, progressed steadily through the management structure.

Following ICIs sell-off of their synthetic fibres interests, Peter travelled abroad to join ARAMCO, the oil giant. This change of profession initiated a twenty two year career as a Corrosion Engineer. During this period Peters work took him to locations as far apart as , , THE MIDDLE EAST, and the PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

Recently retired from an engineering post in , Peter has started writing and TO A GREATER GLORY is the first novel of this new career. His second book entitled PICK YOUR OWN STRAWBERRIES, based on the experiences he gained in his international travels, is being compiled. A third book, I KNEW MRS MINIVER is also underway.

His chosen pen name Peter Gartland is adopted from his maternal Grandfather, who migrated to in the latter years of the nineteenth century.