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"A WORK OF GREAT DRAMATIC POWER climaxing in the final hundred pages where he writes a full, searing narrative of the patriot leaders' last days . . . It's powerful stuff." --The Sunday Press (Ireland) On Easter Monday of 1916, a thousand Irish men and women, armed with pikes and rifles, took over the center of Dublin and proclaimed a republic. It was a rash, doomed, symbolic uprising, and the rebel leaders knew it. Crack British troops killed and wounded hundreds of the rebels in the week of fighting, and British artillery shells left Dublin's city center in ruins. But the Rising of 1916 was not in vain. The short-lived insurrection and the subsequent executions of sixteen rebel leaders galvanized the Irish people. The overthrow of seven centuries of British rule in Ireland began on Easter Monday, 1916. In Rebels, Peter de Rosa, author of the bestselling Vicars of Christ, tells the story of the 1916 Rising in all its terror and beauty. With the dramatic flair of a novelist and the scrupulous accuracy of a professional historian, de Rosa brings to life the people, passions, politics, and repercussions of this historic event.
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Having lost everything, I leave memories of a London police cell behind me and head for Spain with its promise of adventure and fun. Little do I know that I'm about to be thrust into the most terrifying time of my life. Wrong Place Wrong Time is a gripping true-life story of an unimaginable nightmare and how my ticket to a new life turns out to be a one way ticket to hell.
Get Rid of Glenda" hurls readers into the chaotic world of Silvermax Television, where corporate dysfunction reaches hilariously horrifying new heights. At the center of this maelstrom is Glenda Nail, the monstrous head of HR whose idea of team-building involves psychological warfare. When Peter Silver inherits the once-great network after his uncle's untimely demise, he finds himself trapped in a sitcom from hell. Armed with nothing but good intentions and a ragtag band of misfits, Peter wages war against Glenda's entrenched empire of incompetence and depravity. As Glenda loses control, she unleashes a storm of increasingly desperate and outrageous schemes. Her attempts to maintain power spiral into a whirlwind of corporate sabotage, blackmail, and absurd policy-making that threatens to tear Silvermax apart. Jack Fringe's debut novel is a rollercoaster of absurdity, careening from one outrageous scenario to the next. It's a scathing satire that takes a flamethrower to corporate culture, promising to make you laugh, cry, and question your career choices - possibly all at the same time. Content guidance - sexual references - strong language - adult humour - mature themes
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