Phelan, Tom

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Vintage Phelan!
World War One Masterpiece

The Canal Bridge
Tom Phelan
Manufacturer: Lilliput Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1843510758

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Vintage Phelan!.......2006-07-25

I absolutely loved this book, from the first page to the last. Mr.Phelan has honed his writing skills and sharpened his pen (well, computer) to produce this excellent novel of a small village in Ireland and the folks of same who lived through World War I. The writing is good. the storyline crisp, and the characters well defined.
Good job!

World War One Masterpiece.......2006-04-22

The Irish Independent calls Tom Phelan's THE CANAL BRIDGE "Another First World War masterpiece....An ambitious, accomplished and deeply moving contribution to Ireland's formidable corpus of fiction about the Great War."

Books Ireland, the magazine of the Irish publishing industry, describes THE CANAL BRIDGE as "a powerful and deeply affecting novel."

The Irish Emigrant says THE CANAL BRIDGE is "a masterful story...Must be ranked among the more successful of the novels dealing with the First World War."

About a quarter of a million Irish men served in the British army in World War One, and about 35,000 died. Tom Phelan's gripping new novel, THE CANAL BRIDGE, tells the story of two Irish stretcher-bearers (and the lovers and families they leave behind) as they struggle to survive the slaughterhouse that was Europe from 1914-1918.

Due to political divisiveness, Ireland has no tradition of honoring the memory of its WWI soldiers. In writing The Canal Bridge, Tom Phelan has raised awareness of these men and paid tribute to them.

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Great symbolism, Lyrical and Powerful
This book was a little hard but overall great !!
Touching and provocative
Phelan chosen for "Discover Great New Writers"
Chosen for "Discover Great New Writers"

In the Season of the Daisies
Tom Phelan
Manufacturer: Four Walls Eight Windows
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Binding: Paperback

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Great symbolism, Lyrical and Powerful.......2002-07-17

A wonderful and provocative book although some may find the subject matter a bit too rough for light reading. The book combines a graceful lyricism with a whole variety of interesting symbolism which implies the author's depth of human understanding.

One curious example would be the character of Ms. Bevan who connotes pure compassion and understanding; a true Madonna figure. She is modern, monied, dignified and thought to be Protestant by everyone in town, which she is not. This subtle reflection of Irish self-loathing and the fact that Mr. Sheehan, a kind of suffering moral hero, is the only one capable of even speaking to her makes an interesting commentary.

Also of note is the book's ambiguous treatment of Irish Republicanism. IRA members are all damaged characters suffering from their involvement and regretful, neurotic or base and ruthless in the extreme. It is fundamentally a romantic novel whereby the enviable qualities are of a personal nature and the "collective" goals are misguided and taken-up by unfortunate rabble and impetuous youth.

Who is responsible for Willie's death? The English, the IRA, all who where present, only those in favour of the killing, the village that reared the killers? The verdict seems to be that all are guilty, the pain real and perhaps the living suffer most.

This book was a little hard but overall great !!.......1999-03-12

I think this book started out a little hard to understand and take in, but once you got down and started reading it, it grabbed you and sucked you in. It was well written and it gave you an idea of grief and love. I think anyone who hasn't read the book should.

Touching and provocative.......1998-12-09

Being somewhat of an "Americanized" European expatriate, I've always had trouble understanding the passion and connections inherent to that mysteriously unique Irish sensibility. Perhaps it has something to do with the vast ocean separating the U.S. and Europe.

Mr. Phelan's book is so touching, so powerful, I was moved to tears at one point. It's a deeply emotional account of one boy's personal tragedy... and coming out of it feels like coming off a long and painful relationship gone wrong. I'm grateful for having read it, and even more grateful to Mr. Phelan for writing it, but I hope I never suffer as much in my lifetime as little Seanie Doolin.

A great read, and suprising page-turner .. an absolutely unforgettable narrative. At times it reminded me (vaguely) of William Faulkner.

Phelan chosen for "Discover Great New Writers".......1997-08-14

This novel was chosen by Barnes & Noble for the "Discover Great New Writers" program....It received a starred review in Publishers Weekly, indicating a novel of unusual merit and interest...Books Ireland said "This is a work of such might and muscle....Buy it."...The Irish Times said "Phelan has taken a...theme, the slaughter of innocence, and by dint of sheer lyrical power has turned it into something you won't forget for a very long time."...Library Journal said "This first novel, an unforgettable exploration of the shattering effects of violence, belongs in most fiction collections.... The French translation, "A La Saison des Marguerites," is published by Editions Balland.

Chosen for "Discover Great New Writers".......1997-08-14

Barnes & Noble selected IN THE SEASON OF THE DAISIES for its "Discover Great New Writers" program. Publisher's Weekly (1996) called IN THE SEASON... a "powerful novel" and awarded it a starred review. Library Journal (1993) said "This first novel, an unforgettable exploration of the shattering effects of violence, belongs in most fiction collections." The Irish Times (1993) said "Phelan has taken a...theme, the slaughter of innocence, and turned it into something you won't forget for a very long time." Books Ireland said "This is a work of such might and muscle....Buy it."

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Another wonderful novel by Tom Phelan"

Derrycloney
Tom Phelan
Manufacturer: Brandon/Mount Eagle
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Another wonderful novel by Tom Phelan".......2000-03-21

"Derrycloney" is wonderfully humorous, wonderfully poetic, wonderfully human. In this, his third novel, Phelan presents a tale of life in an isolated laneway in the Irish countryside in the 1940s. Published by Brandon; 8.99 Irish pounds.

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ISCARIOT IS NOT OUT OF PRINT
Another winner from Irish novelist Tom Phelan

Iscariot
Tom Phelan
Manufacturer: Delacorte Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ISCARIOT IS NOT OUT OF PRINT.......2000-10-17

ISCARIOT IS NOT OUT OF PRINT.

IT IS AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK, ISBN 0 86322 246 3, BRANDON, IMPRINT OF MOUNT EAGLE, DINGLE, COUNTY KERRY, IRELAND, PUBLISHED 1998.

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Another winner from Irish novelist Tom Phelan.......1997-03-22

Another winner from Tom Phelan, author of the acclaimed novel IN THE SEASON OF THE DAISIES. ISCARIOT tells the story of a former priest and expatriate who returns to Ireland to come to grips with the past. Phelan, a former priest himself, is a poetic and gifted writer who has a rare insight into institutional Catholicism, the Irish psyche, and the Church in Ireland and in America.

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great book

War of the Worlds II Eye of the Storm
Tom Phelan
Manufacturer: Pharaoh Audiobooks
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio Cassette

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ASIN: 1882209419

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great book.......1999-02-15

keeps you interested. what's the title of the next book

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In the Season of the Daisies
Tom Phelan
Manufacturer: Four Walls Eight Windows
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OP1JJW

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They Died Too Young
Mary Hughes , Phelan Powell , and Tom Stockdale
Manufacturer: Chelsea House Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0791084434

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Athletics at Whittier High School
Tom Phelan
Manufacturer: Oral History Program, California State University, Fullerton
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B000724ZZW

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