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Following the critically acclaimed success of Dublin, this riveting sequel takes the story of Ireland from the seventeenth century onwards, picking up at the Reformation, and with it, the devastating arrival of Oliver Cromwell. Cromwell heralds the inauguration of two hundred years of Protestant dominance, throughout which many of the Irish people were impoverished and dispossessed. Dublin is made a Protestant capital, and Catholics become an underclass. Set against the dramatic backdrop of Irish political history, this powerful saga is brought to its conclusion. Journeying through the centuries right the way up to the twentieth centurys Easter Rising and Independence, passing through turbulent milestones such as The Year of the French, the Famine and The Home Rule Movement of Parnell along the way. The author bounds excitedly through Irish history, interweaving narrative with historical encounters... Rutherfurd keeps racing through the pages Daily Express ''Breathtaking... an astounding achievement'' Frank Delaney ''Sublime talent... this is history with a human face and a fanciful soul'' Good Book Guide ''Edward Rutherfurd has written about Dublin with love. It is an expertly researched and highly readable account of a place he has grown to know well'' Maeve Binchy, Ireland on Sunday

Rusia es una poderosa novela que se extiende a lo largo y ancho de 1800 años de historia.Guerreros y eremitas, boyardos y siervos, héroes y heroínas románticos, ancianas damas ricas, buscadores de fortuna y exiliadosLos personajes de Rusia habitan en un mundo contradictorio de bosques, estepas, iconos y hachas, fe ortodoxa y persecucion a los judios, hermosas iglesias, palacios magnificos y pueblos miserables; de arte popular ruso y operas suntuosas, de Tolstoi y Lenin, Chaikovsky y Rasputin.Desde las tribus nomadas de las grandes planicies de Eurasia hasta hoy en dia, a traves de la vida de un pequeño pueblo al este de Moscu, Rutherfurd sigue las tribulaciones de cinco familias desde la invasion tartara hasta el reinado de Ivan el Terrible y los salvajes cosacos, la dinastia de Pedro y Catalina hasta el drama de la Revolucion y los posteriores sucesos contemporaneos componiendo el mosaico al que nos acostumbro con Londres, Nueva York o Paris a la vez que consigue, con su extensa documentacion y su escritura trepidante y veloz, atraparnos en las redes de uno de los paises mas contradictorios y fascinantes del mundo.

Edward Rutherfurd tells the story of this great city as no other author could - from the epic, empty grandeur of the New World to the skyscrapers of the City that Never Sleeps, from the intimate detail of lives long forgotten to those lived today at breakneck speed. The novel begins with a tiny Indian fishing village and the Dutch traders who first carved out their hopes amidst the splendour of the wilderness. The British settlers and merchants followed, with their aristocratic governors and unpopular taxation which led to rebellion, war, the burning of the city and the birth of the American Nation. Yet a country that had already rent itself asunder once did so again over slavery. As the country fought its bloody Civil War, the city was torn apart by deadly riots. Hopes and dreams, greed and corruption - they have always been the companions of freedom and opportunity in the city's teeming streets. As the immigrant ships berthed next to Ellis Island in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty, they poured more and more Germans, Irish, Italians and Jews into the churning ethnic mix of the city. Deals were struck, politicians corrupted, men bought or assassinated, heiresses wooed, fortunes were speculated on Wall Street and men became rich beyond the dreams of avarice. The heady seesaw of wealth and poverty was seen in the Roaring Twenties and the Great Crash, the city's future symbolised by its buildings which literally touched the sky: the Empire State, the Chrysler Building, the Twin Towers. Rutherfurd tells this irresistible story through a cast of fictional and true characters whose fates interweave in the rise and fall, fall and rise of the city's fortunes. It is the story of how in four centuries New York became the envy of the world. And in telling the story through the lens of New York, Rutherfurd brings the story of America itself to unforgettable life in this epic masterpiece.

La ciudad de Londres como nunca antes nos habían contado Esta arrolladora novela cuenta dos milenios de historia de una de las ciudades más fascinantes del mundo: Londres. Desde la fundación de un pequeño asentamiento celta a los bombardeos de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, pasando por la invasion por parte de las legiones de Cesar en el año 54 a.D, las Cruzadas, la conquista normanda, la creacion del teatro Globe en el que Shakespeare estrenaria sus obras, las tensiones religiosas, el Gran Incendio, la epoca victoriana... cientos de historias mezclan a personajes realies y ficticios, perteneientes a unas pocas sagas familiares que se perpetuan a traves de los siglos. Cada episorio de London, profuso en detalles historicos, revela la riqueza, la pasion, el brio y la lucha por sobrevivir de una ciudad unica.

Rutherfurd celebrates America's greatest city in a rich, engrossing saga that showcases his extraordinary ability to combine impeccable historical research and storytelling flair. As in his earlier, bestselling novels, he illuminates cultural, social, and political upheavals through the lives of a remarkably diverse set of families. As he recounts the intertwining fates of characters rich and poor, black and white, native-born and immigrant, Rutherfurd brings to life the momentous events that shaped New York and America and Britain's unique place in the city's hsitory: the Revolutionary War, the emergence of the city as a great trading and financial center, the excesses of Gilded Age, the horror of the Civil War, the explosion of immigration in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the trials of World War II, the near-demise of New York in the 1970s and its roaring rebirth in the 90s, and the attacks on the World Trade Center.

Un retrato inmejorable de la historia del país: desde la llegada de san Patricio a la isla pagana de Irlanda, la resistencia a la cristianización o el enfrentamiento con los vikingos, hasta los conflictos entre los principes de Irlanda y los reyes de Inglaterra. Para comprender la vida de un pais es necesario conocer su historia; esa es la oportunidad que brinda esta Novela a traves de historias ficticias y personajes inventados. Un viaje imaginario a traves de los siglos, con parada en los hechos mas significativos del devenir de Irlanda, que se engarzan perfectamente a la ficcion y que arribara, en este primer volumen de los dos concebidos por Rutherfurd, hasta el siglo XVI. Una magnifica epopeya sobre el amor y la guerra, la vida de una familia y una intriga a lo largo de once siglos en Irlanda.La critica ha dicho..."Un guiso exquisito con el punto justo de especias."Sunday Telegraph "Suspense, aventuras de piratas y relatos apasionados de amor y guerra."The Times

Dall'era glaciale ai nostri giorni: diecimila anni di episodi privati e avvenimenti storici a Sarum, la regione dell'odierna Salisbury. In un immenso ciclo narrativo, le drammatiche vicende di cinque famiglie che, secolo dopo secolo, intrecciano i loro destini.

London has perhaps the most remarkable history of any city in the world. Now its story has a unique voice. In this epic novel Edward Rutherfurd takes the reader on a magnificent journey across sixteen centuries from the days of the Romans to the Victorian engineers of Tower Bridge and the era dockland development of today. Through the lives and adventures of his colourful cast of characters he brings all the richness of London''s past unforgettably to life.

Edward Rutherfurd nació en Salisbury (Inglaterra). Desde bien joven empezó a aficionarse por la historia hasta que se diplomó en Historia y Literatura en la prestigiosa Universidad de Cambridge. Su obra literaria, en la que cabe destacar tres grandes nove

Edward Rutherfurd nació en Salisbury (Inglaterra). Desde bien joven empezó a aficionarse por la historia hasta que se diplomó en Historia y Literatura en la prestigiosa Universidad de Cambridge. Su obra literaria, en la que cabe destacar tres grandes nove

New York suscita da sempre un fascino irresistibile. Ma quali sono i motivi che l'hanno resa una citta unica al mondo? Dalla meta del Seicento - quando New York si chiamava ancora Nuova Amsterdam ed era soltanto una piccola colonia olandese - alla moderna metropoli dei grattacieli, Edward Rutherfurd ricostruisce il suo mito con questa saga appassionante. Quasi quattro secoli di storia, dai piccoli traffici con le tribu indiane alla dominazione inglese, dalla Rivoluzione alla Guerra civile, dalle moltitudini di immigrati che sbarcavano a Ellis Island tra la fine dell'Ottocento e i primi del Novecento ai ruggenti anni Venti, dal crollo della Borsa nel 1929 alle guerre mondiali, fino alla tragedia dell'll settembre. Nel caratteristico stile che lo ha reso famoso, l'autore mescola il rigore storico alle coinvolgenti vicende quotidiane dei suoi personaggi, tra cui diverse generazioni della famiglia Master, di origine anglo-olandese, attorno alla quale si muovono altre figure appartenenti a tutti gli strati sociali e a differenti etnie: nativi americani, africani, irlandesi, tedeschi, italiani, europei dell'Est, ebrei, testimoni e protagonisti dei molteplici eventi che hanno costruito il volto della "Grande mela". Desideri e speranze, avidita e corruzione, una mescolanza di sogno e intraprendenza che e il tratto caratteristico di una citta divenuta simbolo, centro nevralgico dell'economia, della finanza e della cultura non solo statunitensi.

Edward Rutherfurd nació en Salisbury (Inglaterra). Desde bien joven empezó a aficionarse por la historia hasta que se diplomó en Historia y Literatura en la prestigiosa Universidad de Cambridge. Su obra literaria, en la que cabe destacar tres grandes nove

A novel tracing the story of the city of Salisbury and of five families through a hundred centuries of turmoil, tyranny, passion and prosperity. It charts the entire course of English history and the social and political forces that shaped its society.