The “terrible beauty” that is Ireland comes alive in this mighty epic that re-creates the Emerald Isle’s struggle for independence: Trinity by Leon Uris

by Leon Uris

4.7 stars – 831 reviews

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“The story has a kind of relentless power, based on the real tragedy of Ireland, and Uris’s achievement is that he has neither cheapened nor trivialized that tragedy.” – New York Times Book Review

The “terrible beauty” that is Ireland comes alive in this mighty epic that re-creates the Emerald Isle’s fierce struggle for independence. From the famine of the 1840s to the Easter Rising of 1916, Trinity is a saga of glories and defeats, triumphs and tragedies, lived by a young Catholic rebel and the beautiful and valiant Protestant girl who defied her heritage to join him. Leon Uris has painted a masterful portrait of a beleaguered people divided by religion and wealth–impoverished Catholic peasants pitted against a Protestant aristocracy wielding power over life and death.