Deirdre: A Woman from Clare

by Chick O'Brien

A Woman from Clare is a historical romance wrapped around a mystery. It explores the many loves we lustful love between man and woman, trusting love with parent and child, brothers, sisters and family. It explores our strong love for the land and place of our birth. There are many common threads between the British Empire of the early twentieth century and our own U.S. government at the beginning of this new twenty-first century. Set in 1915 while Europe is aflame with war, and Irish rebellion close at hand, Jay and Deirdre meet on a train in Russia and fall in love. She disappears in Paris and Jay, frantic to find her, enlists the aid of MacGregor, his father’s best friend. Is she really a member of the secret Irish Republican Brotherhood? The sinking of the Lusitania adds a twist and Jay goes to Ireland to find his father and Deirdre.

308 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Born/raised in the same house in Flushing on "The Hill" near the World's Fair Grounds.
Spent 4 years in the Navy, every day a holiday, every meal a banguet.
Attended Queens College, sold vacuum cleaners and real estate.
Married 7/11/59, 50 years of unarmed combat,not a scratch on either of us.
Four children, ran for public office.
Moved to Ireland in '69. Fed up with Viet war. 1&1/2 years living/touring Europe.
Back in US, to Anna Maria Key,Florida.
Then to Va. Beach. Bought & fixed an old hunting lodge, w/20 acres on Back Bay. Created/ran LISHEEN, a Retreat and Seminar Center for 7 years.
To Gainesville, Fl. We had a double store where I sold real estate, wrote stories & Grace created artificial flowers & foliage. Moved to Orlando, Helped build dark rides at Universal Studios, Sea World, Disney World.
2 years I wrote & polished my novel. "Deirdre, A Woman from Clare" was published in Feb. 2009.