Roddy Doyle: A Star Called Henry

ISBN: 9780099284482

Roddy Doyle: A Star Called Henry

ISBN: 9780099284482
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Born in the Dublin slums of 1901, his father a one-legged whorehouse bouncer and settler of scores, Henry Smart has to grow up fast. By the time he can walk he's out robbing and begging, often cold and always hungry, but a prince of the streets.
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ISBN
9780099284482
Author
Roddy Doyle
Pages
343
Binding
Soft cover
Publisher
VINTAGE BOOKS
Date of publication
0
Format
Book
Language
English
By Easter Monday, 1916, he's fourteen years old and already six-foot-two, a soldier in the Irish Citizen Army. A year later he's ready to die for Ireland again, a rebel, a Fenian and a killer. With his father's wooden leg as his weapon, Henry becomes a Republican legend - one of Michael Collins' boys, a cop killer, an assassin on a stolen bike.