One last waltz / by Ethan Mordden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mordden, Ethan, 1947-

Series:

Stonewall Inn editions ; 11.

Stonewall Inn editions ; 11

Language:

English

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

196 pages ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, [1988], c1986.

Summary:

From the hamlet of Bri Leith to the town of Dublin to that Irish city of the West, New York, One Last Waltz recounts the fortunes of the family of Dublin Johnny Keogh. An imposing man with the great force of life in him, Dublin Johnny settles on Manhattan's East 51st Street in the old Irish working class neighborhood, marries his Nora and sires three sons, for is it not said: the King of Tara had three sons -- a warrior, a mason and a poet; the warrior died in battle, the poet told lies, but the mason made the world.

In this brilliant and Iyrical novel of family passions and personal fate, Ethan Mordden weaves a family saga of fiery intensity, as the Scornful Witch of Fooley plays chess with the King of Tara to determine the fate of his son in the world.

Contents:

Part 1 The King of Tara Founds His Kingdom

Part 2 The Princes of Tara Come into Their History

The Story of Great American Johnny

The Story of Iron Mike

The Story of Little Brother

Part 3 The Reigns of the Princes in the Kingdom of Tara.

ISBN:

0312018010 :

OCLC:

17412548