A stunning historical saga set in the early decades of the
twentieth century which follows the lives and loves of one
extraordinary family. We first meet the Goold Verschoyle children
in 1915. Though there is a war going on in the world outside, they
seem hardly touched by it - midnight swims, flower fairies and
regatta parties form the backdrop to their enchanted childhood. But
as they grow older, changes within Ireland and the wider world
encroach upon the family's private paradise. Turbulent times - the
Irish war of independence, the Spanish Civil War, and World War II
- are woven into the tapestry upon which this magical story is
spun. Events in Spain, Russia and London draw the children in
different directions: one travels to Moscow to witness Communism at
first had; another runs away to England to take part in the General
Strike and then heads off to the Civil War in Spain; another
follows the more conventional route of marriage and family. Based
upon the extraordinary lives of a real-life Anglo-Irish family,
Bolger's novel superbly recreates a family in flux, driven by
idealism, wracked by argument and united by love and the vivid
memories of childhood. 'The Family on Paradise Pier' shows Bolger
at the height of his powers as a master storyteller. A spellbinding
and magnificent achievement.
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