A Star Called Henry
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4.4 • 20 Ratings
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- £5.99
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- £5.99
Publisher Description
'A masterpiece' Irish Times
'Exhilarating' Daily Telegraph
Born in the Dublin slums of 1901, his father a one-legged whorehouse bouncer and settler of scores, Henry Smart has to grow up fast.
By the time he can walk he's out robbing and begging, often cold and always hungry, but a prince of the streets. By Easter Monday, 1916, he's fourteen years old and already six-foot-two, a soldier in the Irish Citizen Army. A year later he's ready to die for Ireland again, a rebel, a Fenian and a killer. With his father's wooden leg as his weapon, Henry becomes a Republican legend - one of Michael Collins' boys, a cop killer, an assassin on a stolen bike.
With an introduction by Roy Foster.
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Customer Reviews
Good Read
This book is a great read, I must admit takes a while to get into the main story, as the first chapters are just introducing the characters and the family etc, however a good solid story, if not a little dark in places.
Best Book I've Ever Read
I always remember my English teacher telling me that it was the best book he ever read. He isn't alone. Great insight into some of the atrocities that happened in Ireland but more importantly, it's a ruddy good story!