The Sweet-Maker of Connemara

by Daniel Martin Eckhart

"Instant add to my classic fantasy library."⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"This was the happiest, saddest story I've ever read. Know that you may cry, but it will be worth it. I loved this story. Love, loss, adventure, everything a good story needs."⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"A sumptuous read, the language in this is just so compelling full of detail and charm, I defy anyone not to look at the world differently after reading it."⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"Just like the Sweet Maker, there are many layers and lives in this story. Let it be a sweet fable, or let it guide you further into our quantum reality."⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"When Francesco Flanagan came to the isle, it paused and wondered and took a deep breath … and then it smiled. All of Ireland. The greens turned greener and the people from the north to the south and from the east to the west, not knowing why, had more joy in their step and more kindness in their hearts. But Francesco Flanagan had not come to Ireland to bring good cheer, he had come to end his life."Thus begins the "Sweet-Maker of Connemara", a fairy tale of epic proportions. After losing his entire family, one by one, blow by blow, Francesco Flanagan decides to end his life. He journeys to his ancestral home in remote Connemara to breathe his final breath ... and is promptly saved by a giant. This most unusual encounter is the beginning of a wondrous tale of this world and the Otherworld, of legendary trials and fearsome champions, of friendship and family - of life.Welcome to the world of the Sweet-Maker of Connemara!

Genres: Fantasy

265 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 20, 2019

About the author

Daniel Martin Eckhart is the author of the novels The Champ, Barnaby Smith, Home, Tales of Wychwood and The Sweet-Maker of Connemara.

Eckhart has written screenplays for more than two decades, has published several of his original screenplays in the Eckhart Screenplays series and shared his experiences about the life of a screenwriter in his book, Write, Write, Write.

Before focusing on his writing career, Eckhart served in the Swiss military, guarded the Pope's life in the Vatican, worked for the United Nations, driving trucks across the Sinai Desert, delivering diplomatic mail to Damascus and driving armored limousines in Beirut. After five adventurous years in Israel, Lebanon, Iran and Iraq, Eckhart quit the UN to study acting in New York at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, where he discovered screenwriting. He has penned several feature-length movies, worked on TV shows and has adapted novels for the small screen.

Eckhart lives with his family on a 17th century farm in Switzerland.

Reviews

[Lynn Murray · Rating 5 out of 5]

I suspect that my age has reawakened the boy in me. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting Ben, Duke and the rest. Francesco - living the life he did and having the skills he had - although somewhat painful (as we all know life can be once having reached an age ... or not) - the little baker's story was a genuine treat. Besides, what else but beauty and wonder could one expect from Ireland's rolling green hills?

[Dawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sweet & bittersweet with a flavor that will linger in your mind for a while, this book is a treat. Francesco is a man whose life has had much joy but is now plagued by sorrows. We trace his family's journey from Ireland to Italy & back again. Along the way Francesco meets Ben, Duke, Penny Bird & Conor and each of these people comes to add so much to this story.

[GW · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Sweet-Maker -

This was an unusual book. It was sweet and tender at times and dark and off the wall at others. There were parts of the book that I really liked and others that I strongly disliked. My rating could have been as low as two stars and as high as four. In the end I gave it three.

[Jessie Schmidle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Happy and sad

This was the happiest, saddest story I've ever read. Know that you may cry, but it will be worth it. I loved this story. Love, loss, adventure, everything a good story needs. Daniel Martin Eckhart, thank you.

[Michael R. Zuelke · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful fantasy story - both sad and joyful. There are very good people in the world who seek only to help others find more joy and hope in daily living. Maybe these people are spirits from a parallel world who are sent to give us a new vision of what is real. Who really knows?

[Merry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable

I didn’t like the repition, I guess. I found myself skipping through some chapters and words. Alla in all, it was enjoyable.

[Connie Coredain · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully crafted

Just like the Sweet Maker, there are many layers and lives in this story. Let it be a sweet fable, or let it guide you further into our quantum reality.

[Pat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully written tale of love and magic in Italy and the gorgeous Irish countryside. The loveliest book I've read in a long time.

[Rebecca Konik]

Sweet maker of Connemara

Love an Irish tale or two and very well detailed captured my attention with images and sounds of real folklore. Loved it!

[Lynda Newman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, how unusual, fun even!