Trinity

Well researched telling of the struggles facing the Irish Catholics on behalf of Northern Orange men imposing their will for centuries.

A sweeping saga of several Irish Catholic and Protestant families during the tumultuous years 1885-1916 when Ireland was under the thumb of the British Crown and a few very wealthy Protestant Barons. The story covers the abject poverty of the Irish Catholics, the relatively better off Irish Protestants and the Barons who controlled their lives. The struggle for Ulster is the main focus and involves love, treachery, rebellion and the partition of Ulster under the Home Rule legislation and ultimate Irish independence in 1922. Over 1000 pages but well worth the effort.

book is the beginning of a TRUE understanding of why things have happened in Ireland, England and Scotland. Leon Uris weaves his characters well, but there is much truth in every story. Some of it is just finite details, that no one can refute. There was never a problem between the Prods and the Paps, until England moved in Scottish Papists and gave them land and home, in Ireland, if they would swear to be Protestant. Many were doomed to death by starvation, or homelessness due to high English land lease prices, so Ireland seemed a safe get away, and they turned what once were two strong, loving and revering countries into a mishmash of English trickery. Charles Stewart and all the Highlanders from Scotland tried to stop much of this, but anyway, read the book. It is an epic, sweeping, beautifully written, and colorful story of the reality of Ireland's troubles, and the love story of a Pap and a Prod, and the rich history makes for a real "my nose isn't coming out of this book until I am done" experience. I have read this several times, it really makes me understand the Irish in our family tree line, and why certain things are how they are, our ancestors lived this, so I want to understand it. My grandmother, aged 105 gave me a lot of information, and I am 43 now, and have been encouraging my children to know their history. My grandmother, even with a college degree, was turned down for bing Black Irish, they didn't care about the rest of her lineage, IRISH NEED NOT APPLY. So, she got on with a newspaper and was the first woman reporter in a plane in the Midwest. Read this book, if you have not. You will understand why I have no orange in my home, and why no claddaugh ring should have a crown on it, unless you defer to an English rule.. It is super to really feel how THE TROUBLES before and after, were.

Overall a good historical fiction book that helps you understand what is was like to be Irish Catholic in the mid 1800's to early 1900's and why they needed to rise up in order to free themselves from the British and Protestants. It may change forever the way you feel about the English, wealthy and the church. The authors level of bias did loosen up about halfway through the book. At 890 pages is could have been slimmed down by getting rid of the excessive fluff at times. An interesting way to learn Irish history.

Part of our history. No matter how people try to change or ignore history its impossible. Leon Uris was a genius writer.

My husband wanted to reread this book. Delivery was expected to take over a week. Arrival was much quicker. Very pleased.

Leon Uris is One of my favorite authors. Trinity was the first book I read by him and it holds a special place in my heart. If you want to understand the troubles in Ireland, this is the book to read. You care about the people you love them you hate them and all the characters have amazing death. This was the 10th time I've read this book and I always find something new. It's a long read but there's no frivolous parts of the book highly recommend reading this. I bought this book used, and it was in excellent condition.

I loved this book! It's a novelization of a period in Ireland's history. Don't be put off by the length--I didn't want it to end!

Read this year's ago and it still teaches!

It was not a product.It is a book written by my favourite writer

Bought this for somebody else as a present and they really enjoyed it

日本ではなかなか知ることのできないアイルランドと英国の民族的、宗教的対立の歴史を小説として描かれたのだろう。主人公の虐げられた環境から這い上がる、逞しさと戦略性と一徹さが貫く抵抗運動が最終章に向かって繰り広げられる。自由を求める人の闘いとはこう言うものなのか、自由と平和に慣らされている自分には強烈であった。

Relendo após mais de 20 anos.Como entender a historia do ódio entre católicos e protestantes.Romances históricos de Leon Uris....Imbatíveis.