The Fighting IrishFor hundreds of years, Irish soldiers have sought their destiny abroad. Stepping aboard ships bound for England, America, or Europe, young Irishmen have been hungry for adventure, a self made fortune or the means to carry on a cause back home. Wherever he has travelled, whichever side of the battlefield he has stood, the tales of his exploits have never been forgotten. The Irish soldier has always been in the thick of the fight. Leaving his

are orphaned

and Charles senses a brittle strain between some of his fellow guests as they visit the crater of the island's famous rumbling volcano

feels compelled to discover what it is

which has soft and graceful arrangements

In The Firebringers Max Adams interweaves the fascinating story of this maverick family with a magisterial and multi-faceted account of the industrial political and artistic ferment of early 19th-century Britain

contrarian gambler who seemed to win more than his share by anticipating consumers' desires with uncanny skill

Champion motorcyclist and truck racer

which results in a world very different from the one we know today

but when a deep sorrow strikes them

inventive summer salads

Fearless even in the face of school bully extraordinaire

and must eventually reckon with what we want to be true versus what we know to be true