Consumed in Freedom's Flame: A Novel of Ireland's Struggle for Freedom 1916-1921

by Cathal Liam

CONSUMED IN FREEDOM'S FLAME is the exciting story of a fictional hero, Aran Roe O'Neill, and his resolute commitment to Ireland and its quest for independence. Together with a small group of other republicans, Aran fights for his nation's freedom during the early part of the twentieth century. The story weaves fact and fiction around the exploits of this youthful Irishman and his adventurous friends from Dublin's 1916 Easter Rising to the ensuing Irish war for independence. Theirs is the troubled and tormented account of Ireland's attempt to control its own destiny in the face of resolute British opposition and the intervention of Fate's cruel hand. The book provides both historical background and imaginative detail seen through the eyes of this romantically brave young man as he seeks to free his homeland from the bonds of British entanglement. Patrick Pearse, Michael Collins and other historical figures of the period are described in vivid detail as Aran joins them in the common pursuit of emancipation from the Strangers' colonial grasp.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Ireland, Fiction

448 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2000

Reviews

[Ron McGuire · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good read, learned some history from a different point of view, not my favourite novel on the Irish struggle for that would be Leon Uris's novel 'Trinity" which I have read several times.