内容简介
FromtheacclaimedauthorwhoenthralledtheworldwithExodus,BattleCry,QBVII,Topaz,andotherbelovedclassicsoftwentieth-centuryfictioncomesasweepingandpowerfulepicadventurethatcapturesthe"terriblebeauty"ofIrelandduringitslongandbloodystruggleforfreedom.ItistheelectrifyingstoryofanidealisticyoungCatholicrebelandthevaliantandbeautifulProtestantgirlwhodefiedherheritagetojoinhiscause.Itisataleofloveanddanger,oftriumphatanunthinkablecost--amagnificentportraitofapeopledividedbyclass,faith,andprejudice--anunforgettablesagaofthefiresthatdevastatedamajesticland...andtheunquenchableflamesthatburninthehumanheart.
作者简介
InternationallyacclaimednovelistLeonUrisranawayfromhomeatageseventeen,amonthaftertheattackonPearlHarbor,tojointheMarineCorps,andheservedatGuadalcanalandTarawa.Hisfirstnovel,BattleCry,wasbasedonhisownexperiencesintheMarines,whichherevisitedinhisfinalnovel,O'Hara'sChoice.HisothernovelsincludethebestsellersRedemption,Trinity,Exodus,QBVII,andTopaz,amongothers.LeonUrispassedawayinJune2003.