Death Of A King

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Product Information

ISBN9781843510642
AuthorsSeamus De Faoite
PublisherThe Lilliput Press Ltd
FormatPaperback
Number of pages246
Weight (kg)0.326
Publishing Date20/05/2005
Price (excl. tax)€13.11
Tax€0.79
Price (incl. tax)€13.90
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Product Description

A gypsy king dies, and a group of villagers seek to save him from the dishonour of a pauper’s grave. The dispute over the inheritance of a well-field becomes a struggle between the ‘old stock’ and the ‘new people’ for the very ownership of their town. A terrier pup reveals the truth of the relationship between a poacher and gamekeeper. A seasoned drinker subverts the ‘dry’ policy of a train chartered by a Pioneer pilgrimage. An old man puts on his best suit for this own wake, telling his family he will be dead by nightfall. And a blind woman only truly realizes her blindness when forced to abandon her home. Stories of enduring friendships and close family ties form the heart of Death of a King. Often hilarious, and as fresh as the day they were written, these stories delicately but potently reveal their characters’ lives in all their toughness and tenderness