|
 Set
in
the
west
of
Ireland,
in
the
19th
Century,
"Seagulls
Dance"
is
a
story
of
love,
revenge,
heartbreak
and
struggle.
Kathleen
fights
to
bring
up
her
children,
Liam
and
Kirsty,
when
her
husband,
Connor,
is
transported
to
Botany
Bay.
Her
love
for
her
family
sustains
the
strength
she
needs
to
overcome
the
unwelcome
attentions
of
the
local
clergyman,
Fitzpatrick.
The
return
from
the
Napoleonic
Wars
of
the
man
responsible
for
the
false
imprisonment
of
Connor
adds
to
her
distress.
He
forces
his
attentions
on
Kathleen
and
then
her
adolescent
daughter,
Kirsty.
It
is
not
only
the
qualities
of
beauty
and
truth
in
the
souls
of
these
characters
that
make
the
book
so
engaging,
it
is
also
the
dramatic
tension,
the
almost
constantly
edgy
feeling
that
something
will
go
wrong,
that
someone
will
surely
manipulate
their
fate...
This
story
is
so
powerful
yet
so
very,
very
beautiful.
It
is
inspired
by
the
Irish
folksong
"The
Fields
of
Athenry"
which
is
the
background
music
to
this
page.
The
CD
enclosed
with
the
book
is
a
real
bonus
and
introduces
the
reader
to
the
"Seagulls
Dance"
musical
drama.
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