Transformation of Ireland 1900 - 2000 by Diarmaid Ferriter

Transformation of Ireland 1900 - 2000 by Diarmaid FerriterA ground breaking history of the twentieth century in Ireland, written on the most ambitious scale by a brilliant young historian. It is significant that it begins in 1900 and ends in 2000 most accounts have begun in 1912 or 1922 and largely ignored the end of the century. Politics and political parties are examined in detail but high politics does not dominate the book, which rather sets out to answer the question: 'What was it like to grow up and

It was supposed to be nicer

But there are other giants in Giant Country

" - The Observer

' Terry Castle

and learns to accept the limits of what he can do

and occasions some of his greatest works

In Cold Blood reconstructs the murder in 1959 of a Kansas farmer

protectors

class of '97

Along the way Lamb uncovers incredible stories of heroism and resistance

Now in his mid-eighties

a life that’s a world away from his childhood in Alabama