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215 pp.
| Clarion |
April, 1999 |
TradeISBN 0-395-91529-5$$15.00
(3)
4-6
In this fast-paced novel set against the lush scenery of eighteenth-century Ireland, young Anson, a British Fencible drummer boy and Colonel Staplyton's son, soon finds his dreams of a soldier's life shattered by the harsh realities of suppressing the Irish. Torn between a Fencible's honor and his growing love for the Irish people, Anson must choose his own way.