About this title: From the "New York Times" bestselling author of "Exodus" and "Battle Cry" comes his classic epic masterwork that captures the "terrible beauty" of Ireland during its long and bloody struggle for freedom.
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Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780553258462ISBN:055325846X
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Very light edge and corner wear. Crease at cover opening. No spine creases. Near fine condition. No marks. Tight, square book. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 832 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780553100778ISBN:0553100777
Description: Good. Spine is well creased. Covers show wear. Good average reading copy. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Bantam
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780553100778ISBN:0553100777
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Nice soft cover, lightly read, some shelf wear to cover, light creases on spine, numbers written on top edge, light aging to pages, stk #2246v8. 815 p. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780553258462ISBN:055325846X
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Nice soft cover, lightly read, light shelf wear to cover, light creases on spine, light aging to pages, stk #2405p9. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 832 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
"This is one of the select few on my bookshelves that I've bothered to read more than once (quite a feat, as the book is roughly 800 pages or so) and has got to be one of my top five, if not my absolute favorite book of all time. This is the first Uris book I read, and I became an instant fan. Leon Uris is a masterful story-teller who irrevokably draws you in to his tales, and this one is about 19th century Ireland in which several decades of Irish history are woven into the stories of three families seamlessly. The only minor "negative" I can think of is that the story is a bit one-sided, but as you read, you find yourself believing that the rebels' cause is a righteous one. Action, drama, suspense, romance, history, this book has a bit of everything! I'm also not one to get all that emotional when reading books, but the last chapter... Oh my. Keep the kleenex handy! Make sure you read the sequel, Redemption to find out what happens to the characters! I don't recommend it as highly, but it brings the story line in Trinity to a close."
"Conor Larkin from Ballyutogue is the embodiment of Irish republicanism at the height of the Victorian era when Britain still exerted maximum control over its global empire, including Ireland. He and best friend Seamus O'Neill learn early in life about the horrendous wrongs repeatedly foisted upon the Irish by the British imperialists, whose attitudes and actions agitated the deep-seeded longings for freedom among the Irish in the years leading up to Bloody Sunday and the Irish War of Independence. This epic historical novel over the course of several decades weaves in and out of the lives of three typical Irish families: one Catholic, another Protestant, and the third altogether indifferent to religion. Larkin's tale provides a compelling glimpse into the psyche of Ireland as it struggled with providing for its people, dealing with all encompassing religiosity, and retaining its identity and dignity all while steadily exporting its sons and daughters abroad. Trinity is an engrossing and informative read all throughout its 900 pages. It was thoroughly enjoyable."
"Yet another book I'm emotionally attached to ... I know it's schmaltzy and predictable and every time I read it I want it to end differently. Maybe a little less death, misery, unhappiness, maybe for one (or more) of the major characters to live, whatever. With all that said though, I can't stop loving this book ... the story, the characters, the history. There are a handfull of books that I read when I was a kid that I will always be attached to ... this one is right up there at the top of the list for me."
"I loved the Leon Uris of Battle Cry, Exodus, and QBVII. Not so much the Leon Uris of The Haj and Mitla Pass. Of all he wrote my favorite is Trinity. Thirty years of Irish history, the intersecting lives of three families, and Conor Larkin. Trinity is a long book that flies by. Action, love, suspense and characters you'll care about long after you finish the book. The summer that Conor and Seamus spent at the Booley House is one of the most idyllic sections of any book I know; especially as it stands in stark contrast to so much heartache that takes place elsewhere. I often imagine my own summers at the Booley House. A person could find herself or himself there..."
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