Roseann M. (rose7a) reviewed on 5/10/2005 + 124 more book reviews

Born at the beginning of the twentieth century, Henry Smart lives through the evolution of modern Ireland, and in this extraordinary novel, he billiantly tells his story. From his own birth, recalled in vivid detail, and his childhood o the streets of Dublin to his role as soldier (and lover) in the Irish Rebellion, Henry recounts his early years of reckless heroism and adventure. At once a epic, a love story, and a portrait of Irish history, A Star Called Henry is a grand picaresque novel brimming wih comic moments and poignant ones, and told in a voice that is both quientssentially Irish and inimitably Roddy Doyle's

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