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Shannon : a novel

In the summer of 1922, Robert Shannon, a Marine chaplain and a young American hero of the Great War, lands in Ireland. He still suffers from shell shock, and his mentor hopes that a journey Robert has always wanted to make will restore his equilibrium and his vocation.

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  • "In the summer of 1922, Robert Shannon, a Marine chaplain and a young American hero of the Great War, lands in Ireland. He still suffers from shell shock, and his mentor hopes that a journey Robert has always wanted to make will restore his equilibrium and his vocation."@en
  • "In the summer of 1922, Robert Shannon, a Marine chaplain and a young American hero of the Great War, lands in Ireland. He still suffers from shell shock, and his mentor hopes that a journey Robert had always wanted to make'to find his family roots along the banks of the River Shannon'will restore his equilibrium and his vocation. But there is more to the story: On his return from the war, Robert had witnessed startling corruption in the Archdiocese of Boston. He has been sent to Ireland to secure his silence'permanently. As Robert faces the dangers of a strife-torn Ireland roiling in civil war, the nation's myths and people, its beliefs and traditions, unfurl healingly before him. And the River Shannon gives comfort to the young man who is inspired by the words of his mentor: "Find your soul and you'll live.""@en
  • "In the summer of 1922, Robert Shannon, a young American hero of the Great War, lands in Ireland. A Marine chaplain, he was present at the frightful Battle of Belleau Wood, and he still suffers from shell shock. His mentor hopes that a journey Robert had always wanted to make to find his family roots will restore his equilibrium and his vocation."@en
  • "In the summer of 1922, young American priest Robert Shannon arrives in Ireland in search of his soul and demoralized by the corruption he encountered in the Boston Archdiocese, and finds himself facing the dangers of Ireland's civil war."
  • "In 1922 reist een jonge Amerikaanse geestelijke naar Ierland om zijn 'roots' te zoeken en te herstellen van de trauma's die hij tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog in Frankrijk heeft opgelopen."
  • "In 1922, a shell-shocked American Marine chaplain is sent to Ireland to recover his spirit after the Great War."@en

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  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Domestic fiction"@en
  • "Domestic fiction"
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Love stories"@en
  • "Love stories"

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  • "Shannon : a novel"@en
  • "Shannon : a novel"
  • "Shannon a novel of ireland"@en
  • "Shannon"
  • "Shannon"@en
  • "Shannon a novel"

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