Dublin is the capital of Ireland, the Emerald Isle, home to the freedom-loving Irish. Edward Rutherford brings Irish history to life, telling the story of families over several generations. These include brothers forced to choose between devotion to an ancient faith and the safety of their family, a woman whose passion for a charismatic Irish leader threatens her secure marriage to a prosperous merchant, a young scientist whose secret sympathy for the rebels is tested, and men who risk their lives. and the happiness of children in the tragic quest for freedom, as well as those who are determined to destroy the rebels once and for all. Through the stories of people from all walks of life - Protestants and Catholics, rich and poor, traitors and heroes - Rutherford depicts the main stages of Ireland's four-hundred-year journey to independence in all its drama, tragedy and glory... This is a novel for all those who have visited and fallen in love with Ireland this country. This book is for all those who have yet to visit there.