'A masterpiece' Irish Times
'Exhilarating' Daily Telegraph
Born in the Dublin slums of 1901, his father a one-legged whorehouse bouncer and settler of scores, Henry Smart has to grow up fast.
By the time he can walk he's out robbing and begging, often cold and always hungry, but a prince of the streets. By Easter Monday, 1916, he's fourteen years old and already six-foot-two, a soldier in the Irish Citizen Army. A year later he's ready to die for Ireland again, a rebel, a Fenian and a killer. 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
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| ISBN: | 9780099284482 |
| Publication date: | 7th September 2000 |
| Author: | Roddy Doyle |
| Publisher: | Vintage an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 343 pages |
| Series: | The Last Roundup |
| Genres: |
Historical Fiction Narrative theme: Sense of place |
'A masterpiece' Irish Times
'Exhilarating' Daily Telegraph
Born in the Dublin slums of 1901, his father a one-legged whorehouse bouncer and settler of scores, Henry Smart has to grow up fast.
By the time he can walk he's out robbing and begging, often cold and always hungry, but a prince of the streets. By Easter Monday, 1916, he's fourteen years old and already six-foot-two, a soldier in the Irish Citizen Army. A year later he's ready to die for Ireland again, a rebel, a Fenian and a killer. 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
Discover Roddy Doyle's latest novel THE WOMEN BEHIND THE DOOR now.
A Star Called Henry features in the following genres: Historical Fiction, Narrative theme: Sense of place
A Star Called Henry is available in Paperback
A Star Called Henry was written by Roddy Doyle and published by Vintage an imprint of Random House
A Star Called Henry has 343 pages
Yes it is part of The Last Roundup series
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