{"product_id":"the-year-of-the-french-a-novel","title":"The Year of the French: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1798  Irish patriots  committed to freeing their country from England  landed with a company of French troops in County Mayo  in westernmost Ireland. They were supposed to be an advance guard  followed by other French ships with the leader of the rebellion  Wolfe Tone. Briefly they triumphed  raising hopes among the impoverished local peasantry and gathering a group of supporters. But before long the insurgency collapsed in the face of a brutal English counterattack.Very few books succeed in registering the sudden terrible impact of historical events; Thomas Flanagans is one. Subtly conceived  masterfully paced  with a wide and memorable cast of characters  The Year of the French brings to life peasants and landlords  Protestants and Catholics  along with old and abiding questions of secular and religious commitments  empire  occupation  and rebellion. It is quite simply a great historical novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44949685895221,"sku":"ByrdShop_0333259432","price":114.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780333259436_5afd1d6e-0011-405a-b8eb-2ddab76adaef.jpg?v=1772666332","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-year-of-the-french-a-novel","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}