Far from the Land: An Irish Memoir by Thomas J. Rice, J. Rice

Far from the Land: An Irish Memoir (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781440183072)

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Far from the Land: An Irish Memoir by Thomas J. Rice, J. Rice

Far from the Land: An Irish Memoir

$24.95
Far from the Land: An Irish Memoir by Thomas J. Rice, J. Rice

Far from the Land: An Irish Memoir

$24.95
Format: Paperback
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The setting of Far From the Land is rural Ireland in the 1950s. Thomas Rice has written a memoir about a way of life that no longer exists: no running water, no toilets, no electricity, and little access to education, jobs or basic health care. Early on the story plunges into a culture haunted by recent memories of famines and still showing some of the scars from The Great Hunger of the 1840s.

Writing about father-son relationships, the author recalls the night his absentee IRA father returns from England for the first time in ten years. Known as "The Voice" because of his tenor's talent, the impact of his first song, Thomas Moore's haunting tribute to the sweetheart of his martyred friend, Robert Emmet, was beautiful. The poem was titled, She is Far From the Land. No one in the kitchen that night ever forgot it. It was the perfect song, sung by the perfect voice, at the perfect time.

Far From the Land has the benefit of five decades of retrospection as the author brings each of his characters to life with startling honesty, without nostalgia or cliché. Readers will come away with a renewed respect for rural Irish culture and her people.

Author: J. Rice Thomas J. Rice
ISBN-10: 1440183074
ISBN-13: 9781440183072
Publisher: iUniverse
Language: English
Published: 12/18/2009
Pages: 376
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.21lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.84d

By J. Rice Thomas J. Rice
By J. Rice Thomas J. Rice
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Thomas J. Rice grew up in Ireland. On July 4th, 2009, he celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of his arrival in New York City. He was granted a scholarship to Cornell University, earned a doctorate, and became a college professor and social activist. He lives with his wife in Andover, Massachusetts.

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