Now and in the Hour of Our Death, Patrick Taylor
Now and in the Hour of Our Death, Patrick Taylor
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Now and in the Hour of Our Death

Author: Patrick Taylor

Narrator: Tim Gerard Reynolds

Unabridged: 17 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 08/15/2014


Synopsis

Patrick Taylor's first novel of the Irish Troubles, Pray for Us Sinners, introduced us to Provisional IRA bombmaker Davy MacCutcheon and the love of his life, Fiona Kavanagh. Davy planned to leave the Provos after one final mission. But the deadly mission backfired, and Davy ended up in prison. Six years later, in Now and in the Hour of Our Death, Fiona Kavanagh has found sanctuary in Vancouver, Canada. But news of a breakout at the Maze prison brings back memories she thought she'd left behind. Especially when she discovers that Davy is one of the escapees. Davy's desperate to go to Canada, but in exchange for the forged documents he needs to join Fiona, he must help one final attack against the British soldiers. Can Davy's love for Fiona transcend his commitment to a cause that led to his imprisonment? Will Davy threaten the peace Fiona has found in Canada? And does Fiona want him to? From secret IRA meetings in tense County Tyrone to the easy tranquility of Vancouver, Patrick Taylor describes with delicate precision and painstaking detail the events that set the escape plan in motion. This is a haunting, exultant prayer to the lives of those bound by the ties of patriotism and the intimate battles we fight to release our hearts from the fetters of love and loyalty.

About Patrick Taylor

Patrick Taylor is the author of Lost on Purpose: Adventures of a 21st Century Mountain Man.


Reviews

Goodreads review by SueChor

Steeped in 1980’s Northern Ireland, filled with the Troubles, we first see this story from the Catholic/IRA view. We meet several characters in the present, but go back to the years leading up to their current situations - one in prison, one having emigrated to Canada, others still fighting on in No......more

Goodreads review by Sue

Sequel to "Pray for Us Sinners. Nine years later, revisit some of the prior characters and add more. Located in rural Northern Ireland, rather than Belfast. Violence between Para IRA and occupying British Army continues. And, British continue to prevail. This novel is written with the same tension a......more

Goodreads review by Paul

Excellent story. I think I learned a new language. The author effectively used Northern Irish slang and colloquialisms throughout the novel. I also learned much about the Troubles that I was not aware of back in the day when it was covered in US news media.......more