Rebel Sisters Av Marita Conlon-Mckenna

<p><b>The No.1 bestselling novel from one of Ireland''s most loved writers!</b><br><br>With the threat of the First World War looming, tension simmers under the surface of Ireland. <br><br>Bright, beautiful and intelligent, the Gifford sisters Grace, Muriel and Nellie kick against the conventions of their privileged, wealthy Anglo-Irish background and their mother Isabella''s expectations.<br><br>As War erupts across Europe, the spirited sisters soon find themselves caught up in Ireland''s struggle for freedom.<br><br>Muriel falls deeply in love with writer Thomas MacDonagh, artist Grace meets the enigmatic Joe Plunkett - both leaders of ''The Rising'' - while Nellie joins ''The Citizen Army'' and takes up arms to fight alongside Countess Markievicz in the rebellion. <br><br>On Easter Monday 1916, the Rising begins, and the world of the Gifford sisters and everyone they hold dear is torn apart in a fight that is destined for tragedy.<br><br>____________<br><br><b>''Engrossing'' <i>Sund