The Boy in the MaskThis groundbreaking work chronicles the authors quest to uncover previously unexplained areas of the life of T. E. Lawrence, the enigmatic desert fighter, aircraftman and writer. The result of years of painstaking research, it contains new material that throws a completely fresh light on Lawrences concealed private life. Following an extraordinary journey to find the unknown man behind the many myths, the books two halves are underpinned by the

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The Guards and The Killing of the Tinkers – one of the critically acclaimed greats of modern crime and suspense fiction

where his Municipal Gallery and his contested bequest of Impressionist pictures made him a figure of affection and controversy through much of his adult life and decades after his premature death on the Lusitania in 1915

‘The Taking of Christ’

a time-capsule of personalities and landscapes

is sure to thrill Donal Ryan's readers and win him many new ones

economic and social realities that shaped the context for its development

the cead (a form of hurling) – and portraits of the Aran poets

Desmond Hogan is one of Ireland’s leading writers

many bear illustrious names and made lasting contributions to their host culture – the O’Mahonys and the Butlers of northern France

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