Researching Rebel Sisters, my novel about the Gifford sisters and the Rising, I visited many places connected to the events of Rising that helped me, as a writer, to build a better picture of that time. Marita Conlon-McKenna, Spring Marita visited several key places during the research phase of writing Rebel Sisters. Blog posts relating to this can be accessed by clicking on the relevant photos:Estimated Reading Time: 50 secs. · Rebel Sisters was also a Sean O’ Rourke’s RTE Radio Show Book Club choice. There is a huge interest in the changing lives of women of the period leading up to and the complexities of Irish history which would see a family like the Giffords, loyal to the crown and empire, torn apart. Posts about Rebel Sisters written by fionaconlonmckenna. Easter Sunday. The streets of Dublin were crowded as thousands of us gathered to watch the Easter Centenary Commemoration Parade.
Rebel sisters is the telling of a pivotal time in Irish history as seen through the eyes of three sisters. Set in Ireland around the time of the Easter Rising Rebel Sisters is a fictionised account of the real life Gifford Sisters. The book begins in where we are introduced to the sisters - Muriel, Grace, and Nellie. Marita Conlon-McKenna is an award winning Irish writer of adult and children's fiction whose books are enjoyed by readers all across the world The Hungry Road, Marita's new book was inspired by true Irish heroes. Set during The Great Irish Famine, it is a story of great courage and the strength of the human. Published for the th anniversary of the Easter Rising, Rebel Sisters is the Number One Irish bestseller from award-winning novelist Marita Conlon-McKenna, who writes with all the emotional depth and warmth of Maeve Binchy. With the threat of the First World War looming, tension simmers under the surface of Ireland. Growing up in the privileged.
Marita’s best-selling novels include, The Magdalen, Rebel Sisters, The Stone House, The Rose Garden, The Hat Shop on the Corner and Three Women. Marita’s children’s book, Under the Hawthorn Tree is set during the Great Irish Famine and has become a children’s classic. Winner of ‘The International Reading Association Award’ (U.S.A.) it is part of the acclaimed ‘Children of the Famine’ trilogy. The original Liberty Hall building stood on Beresford place (near Eden Quay) overlooking the Dublin’s River Liffey. It was home to the Irish Transport and General Workers Union which was founded by the labour activist Jim Larkin and was used for meetings and social events. Marita Conlon McKenna is one of Ireland’s best loved authors and her books are enjoyed by readers across the world. Marita grew up in Dublin, with much of her childhood spent in a house overlooking the sea in Greystones, Co Wicklow. Passionate about Irish history Marita’s first book Under the Hawthorn Tree is set during The Great Irish Famine.
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