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Easter Monday 1916, one of the most momentous and terrible days in thetroubled history of Ireland, when a group of rebels try to wrest the governmentof their country from the might of the British Empire. Michael is determined toplay his part in the historic events. His brother may be fighting for theBritish in the trenches of Flanders, but Michael will fight for his country'sfreedom - to the death if necessary. Daisy is American, but her parents areIrish, and she is prepared to do anything for the cause - and girls can fight aswell as men, for what they believe in.Sarah just wants to be a nurse, to do her bit to help the wounded soldiers backfrom the battlefields in France, soldiers like her brother. But when thehospital in Dublin Castle gets caught in the uprising, Sarah finds her loyaltiesstretched to the limit. How can Irishmen be her enemy? She just wants to see anend to the killing, an end to the fear.BLA wonderfully emotional telling of the momentous events of Easter Monday 1916in DublinBLThis subject is of interest to all those who are interested in the ongoingtroubles in Northern Ireland