When Irish Eyes Are Crying — Charles R. Dillon

Set on the Emerald Isle during the Great Hunger of the mid-1800s, this is a story of a love affair between an English rebel and an Ascendancy Irish lass whose love overcomes the hatred between Catholic and Protestant.The story is told against a complex background of adventure and intrigue as the author paints a multicolored picture of unforgettable characters with varying beliefs and loyalties.You will meet lords and ladies, police terrorists, priests and ministers both kind and evil and plain country folk. Irish folklore is woven into the story. So lively is Dillons style than you can almost smell the fragrant peat fires and taste the porter.The protagonist faces danger from his mother-in-law and her son, and the Royal Irish Constabulary who wish his demise. He becomes more Irish than the Irish themselves and realize that only love can bring people together.So lively is Dillons style that youd swear that the author was born and bred in Ireland so rich and poetic is his prose, so realistic his settings and characters. His extensive study of Ireland and its people form the basis of this thrilling story of their struggles during the Potato Famine.