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Book SynopsisBorn in the Dublin slums of 1901, his father a one-legged whorehouse bouncer and settler of scores, Henry Smart has to grow up fast. 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.
Trade ReviewThis is really a masterpiece * Irish Times *
This is Ireland's most famous living writer tackling one of the most crucial periods in its history...
A Star Called Henry has all the hallmarks of the start of a major literary portrayal of a national experience * Guardian *
A vibrant work of fiction - In Doyle's ambidextrous hands, the making of modern Ireland gets a vigorous and illuminating run-down * Independent *
Doyle just gets better and better... This is history evoked on an intimate, and yet earth-shaking scale, with a driving narrative that never falters. Maybe the Great American Novel remains to be written, but on the evidence of its first instalment - this is the epic Irish one, created at a high pitch of eloquence * Publisher's Weekly *
The energy and full-blooded dialogue of Doyle's creations are as much in evidence here as in the best of his previous work-
A Star Called Henry is billed as Volume One of
The Last Roundup. It is an exhilarating beginning * Daily Telegraph *
