
The 13th Apostle
A Novel of a Dublin Family, Michael Collins, and the Irish Uprising
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Narrated by:
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John Keating
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By:
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Dermot McEvoy
The story - both romantic and terrifying - of how a handful of men, armed with nothing more than handguns and guts, forced the greatest nation in the world from their shores.
On Easter Monday, April 24, 1916, the first great revolution of the twentieth century began as working-class men and women occupied buildings throughout Dublin, Ireland, including the general post office on O’Connell Street. Among the commoners in the GPO was a young staff captain of the Irish Volunteers named Michael Collins. He was joined a day later by a fourteen-year-old messenger boy, Eoin Kavanagh. Four days later they would all surrender, but they had struck the match that would burn Great Britain out of Ireland for the first time in seven hundred years.
The 13th Apostle is the reimagined story of how Michael Collins, along with his young acolyte Eoin, transformed Ireland from a colony into a nation. Collins’s secret weapon was his intelligence system and his assassination squad, nicknamed “The Twelve Apostles.” On November 21, 1920, the squad - with its thirteenth member, young Eoin - assassinated the entire British Secret Service in Dublin. Twelve months and sixteen days later, Collins signed the Treaty at 10 Downing Street, which brought into being what is, today, the Republic of Ireland.
An epic novel in the tradition of Thomas Flanagan’s The Year of the French and Leon Uris’s Trinity, The 13th Apostle is a story that will capture the imagination and hearts of freedom-loving readers everywhere.
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However, the historical narrative is compelling enough and the reader is engaging enough that I did like it, overall. I knew very little about Ireland's journey from rising to civil war before, and now I feel as if I had been there, which is in the end all I want from a historical fiction novel!
Let me know when it's 1919 again
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Fabulous historical fiction!
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What made the experience of listening to The 13th Apostle the most enjoyable?
Learning about the Irish Revolution in more detail. Yes, it's historical fiction but the characters and events are very real.What was one of the most memorable moments of The 13th Apostle?
The death of Michael CollinsWhich scene was your favorite?
No particular scene was my favorite, but I particularly liked the maturation of Eoin KavanaughDid you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
There's not a lot to laugh about, but there is a lot to cry about when it comes to IrelandAny additional comments?
Arguably the best I've listened to in years!Terrific Historical Fiction
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entertaining and informative
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Jaysus Mic...
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Wonderful historical fiction
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Loved the historic references.
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Wonderful story of the Irish uprising
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Thoroughly entertaining and sad history lesson.
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Would you consider the audio edition of The 13th Apostle to be better than the print version?
With this narrator definitely.What does John Keating bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Character.Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Yes, both.Any additional comments?
If you're interested in Michael Collins and the uprising, this is the book to read.A Must read
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