The Scrap

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Description

In the last hours of the 1916 Easter Rising, 20-year old Charlie Saurin came face to face with his Commander-in-Chief, Patrick Pearse. In a final gamble, Pearse had a desperate plan to save the collapsing rebellion.It required the sacrifice of Saurin and his comrades.The Scrap is the true story of the rising, from first-hand evidence, as seen by one rebel unit – F Company, 2nd Battalion – following them from the first skirmish in Fairview to the inferno of the GPO.Told in the context of some of the major events of that week, the story of F Company brings alive the excitement, the humour, the horror and the contradictions of that decisive moment in the creation of the Irish state.

Additional information

Weight 0.405 kg
Dimensions 2.8 × 13.5 × 21.6 cm
by

Format

Paperback

Language

Pages

384

publisher

Year Published

2015-10-22

Imprint
Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

1781620350

About The Author

Gene Kerrigan was born and lives in Dublin, where he has covered politics, crime and scandals for over thirty years. He wrote for Magill magazine and the Sunday Tribune, and currently writes for the Sunday Independent. Among his non-fiction books are the bestselling Hard Cases, Another Country, This Great Little Nation and The Big Lie: Who Profits From Ireland's Austerity? He is also the author of four novels, the latest of which, The Rage, won the UK’s top crime fiction award, the Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel, at the 2012 Crime Writers’ Association awards.

Review Quote

Brilliant.

Other text

One of the most remarkable and enjoyable books that has been written about the Easter Rising in recent times . . . This stunning narrative . . a real page-turner that captures the pathos and patriotism of 1916.