Trouble in the Glen

by Maurice Walsh

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Hardcover

First published January 1, 1950

About the author

Maurice Walsh was an Irish novelist best known for the short story The Quiet Man which was later made into an Oscar-winning movie directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. Walsh was born in 1879 in Ballydonoghue near Listowel, Co. Kerry, Ireland. He was one of Ireland's best-selling authors in the 1930s.

Reviews

[Sean Frazer Williamson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Trouble in the Glen, was written by Maurice Walsh and published in 1950 which meant that it was thought of and written at a time when people were embracing, but had not fully embraced Modernism or fully subscribed to the secular killing of God and the rising glorification of Humanism. So, in Trouble in the Glen, there is there is a diminishment of the Christian God, although there has been a retaining of Christian morality.
In the aftermath of war, Gawaine Mickelthwait, who had escaped from being a prisoner of the Japanese and who had fought in, and traversed the jungle to the safety of Burma, returns to the tranquil village of Glen Ardaneigh, where he finds the people of the Glen deprived of a right-of-way because a Gilly had insulted a guest of the new Laird, who bears both Scottish and Spanish heritage. There is also trouble with a group of Tinkers also deprived of their traditional yearly camping ground and who are intent upon burning the Laird’s castle to the ground. Gawaine Miclelthwait also has trouble with Isobel the daughter of the Laird, but even though suffering from battle fatigue he is able to bring peace to the Glen even though he gets a severe beating from Nolly Dukes, the Lairds Factor.
There is a great deal of humour in this book, and it is a comedy in which a situation ends up much better than it was to begin with for everyone including Gawaine and Isobel.

[Adam Higgins · Rating 4 out of 5]

the only book I've read which I know some time in the future i will read again, the prose in this book is incredible and I think i will struggle to find any book that tops it, it was written in such a time where its not particularly "old English" but the mannerisms and collocal terms are so abundant and beautiful that the imagery alone sets this book apart, especially in this time in irish history, buff, the 1950s? what were irish writers talking about in the 50s, war, death, the overall sorrow of the world as it is here and now? please! This story is love and joy presented in a way which was foreign at the time, and still holds to be special even now

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

An enjoyable telling of the story of a WWII hero who returns to the glen where he grew up. He finds himself caught up in the tensions generated by a new laird and his agent. He sides with the community as he works to resolve the issues and return the glen to peace. The laird has an adult daughter.... and Walsh of course liked to include a romantic interest! I don’t fish but the description of catching a trout in Ch 6 is magnificent. While it could be considered a simple story it also touches on important issues of land ownership and the treatment of minority groups. A worthwhile read.

[Andrew Mead · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful

As ever Maurice Walsh tells a good story an manages to draw you into the very atmosphere of the glen. I first read his books over 60 years ago. I own the complete set and I think them marvelous still

[Thomas A · Rating 4 out of 5]

Starts off as a somewhat fanciful slow-paced (even for M Walsh) tale, but builds to his familiar leisurely pace, of which I’m a fan. Walsh’s stories have a very Irish quiet strength to them, highly relational with deep loyalty and solidity of character. Read “The Quiet Man”, his most popular.

[Junebug]

My Favourite!