{"product_id":"the-keening-anne-emery-9781770415843","title":"The Keening: A Mystery of Gaelic Ireland","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe murdered body of Sorcha the prophetess is discovered following a lavish banquet at the Maguire castle in 16th-century Ireland. In the present day, a dig commences on the land, and not only is a body discovered, but a sheaf of prophecies. Who killed Sorcha?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere has been a guesthouse on the Tierney land in County Fermanagh for hundreds of years. Now Tierney's Hotel is faced with a development that will block the hotel's best feature, its view of Enniskillen Castle. But the project can be stopped if there are important historical artifacts buried on the property. Enter the archaeologists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMick's ancestor, Brigid Tierney, ran the guesthouse in the late 1500s. We see Brigid and Shane and their children at a lavish banquet at the castle, home of the ruling family, the Maguires. The wine and ale flow freely, the harpist plays, the bard recites the Maguires' heroic deeds. But one woman has a sense of foreboding. Sorcha the prophetess sees harrowing times ahead. The Tudors of England are determined to complete their brutal conquest of Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe morning after the banquet, Sorcha is found dead on a bed of oak leaves. And Shane is accused of the killing. His lawyer, Terence, conducts his defence on the hilltop that constitutes the court in 1595.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIreland has had a complex and at times woeful history, and we see that history being played out in the lives of the Tierneys, past and present. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2018, the dig commences on Mick Tierney's land. Historical artifacts? Yes. But also a sheaf of prophecies. And a body ? a bogman ? four hundred years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anne Emery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 177041584X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770415843\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ECW Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.66h x 5.28w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/13\/2021 pg. 1","brand":"Anne Emery","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44043876630783,"sku":"9781770415843","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4e2efe0c-4aa4-416f-8710-87e1d99fe10f.jpg?v=1684969630","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-keening-anne-emery-9781770415843","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}