内容简介
MasterstorytellerLeonUris,internationallyacclaimedauthorofsuchbestsellersasExodus,Topaz,QBVII,Trinity,theHajandMitlaPass,continuestheepicstoryoftheIrishstruggleforfreedominRedemption.AdramaticsagasetagainstthebackdropofgrowingunrestinIrelandandaworldonthebrinkoftheFirstWorldWar,RedemptionweavestogetheracastofunforgettablecharactersthatformtheheartandsoulofthreeextraordinaryIrishfamilies.heylovefreedommorethanlife,andtheywillfighttothedeathtowinit.FromthemagnificenceofNewZealand'sgreenmountains,tothebloodybeachesandcliffsofGallipoli,tothestreetsofDublinandtheshipyardsofBelfast,RedemptionfollowsthreeIrishPatriotsontheirodysseysoffreedomandpassion-inamonumentaltaleofthemenandwomenwholoved,fought,anddiedforthechancetobefree.MasterstorytellerLeonUriscontinestheepicstoryoftheIrishstruggleforfreedominRedemption.AdramaticsagasetagainstthebackdropofgrowingunrestinIrelandandaworldonthebrinkofthefirstWorldWar,thisbookweavestogetheracastofunforgettablecharactersthatformtheheartandsoulofthreeextraordianryIrishfamilies.Theylovefreedommorethanlife,andtheywillfighttothedeathtowinit.
作者简介
InternationallyacclaimednovelistLeonUrisranawayfromhomeatageseventeen,amonthaftertheattackonPearlHarbor,tojointheMarineCorps,andheservedatGuadalcanalandTarawa.Hisfirstnovel,BattleCry,wasbasedonhisownexperiencesintheMarines,whichherevisitedinhisfinalnovel,O'Hara'sChoice.HisothernovelsincludethebestsellersRedemption,Trinity,Exodus,QBVII,andTopaz,amongothers.LeonUrispassedawayinJune2003.