Leon Uris - Böcker

From the author of Redemption and Trinity comes another sweeping and awe-inspiring novel of politics, family, passion and intrigue.Spanning the decades from World War II to the 2008 Presidential campaign, A God in Ruins is the unforgettable story of Quinn Patrick O’Connell, an honest, principled and courageous man on the brink of becoming the second Irish Catholic President of the United States. In an era morally unmoored, rife with armed separatists and fundamentalist zealotry, Quinn emerges as America’s hope to reclaim its great past and its promises of the future. But Quinn is a man with an explosive secret that can shatter his political ambitions and threaten his life – a secret buried for over half a century that even he does not know…Master storyteller and international bestselling author of Redemption, Trinity and Exodus, Leon Uris once again brilliantly interweaves historical fact with gripping fiction in this powerful novel of politics, family, intrigue, love and the passions that rule human lives.

Duty to country, love for family, and a doomed passion intertwine in the last epic novel from the bestselling author of Exodus and Battle CryPaddy O’Hara was a legendary Marine – one of the first – and the inspiration for a fraternity of Marines known as the Wart Hogs. After the Civil War, these stalwart warriors struggle to keep the Marine Corps alive. Their one hope may lie in Zachary O’Hara, the son of their hero, Paddy.Zachary practically grew up in the Marines and is dedicated to saving the Corps, though he hadn’t planned on falling in love with the passionate, obstinate heiress Amanda Kerr. But Zachary is haunted by a secret – one that may force him to choose between a career as an officer in his beloved Corps or a life with a woman who fulfils his every desire.

This is the story of the defeats and triumphs of three Irish families.It is a powerful and stirring look at love and hate, both personal and political.Told through the simple lives of its people, this is an epic history of Ireland. From the famine of the 1840s to the 1916 Easter Rising, Trinity chronicles the terrible and beautiful drama of more than half a century.Leon Uris’s skill is in capturing a subject seemingly too big to handle and distilling the very essence of that struggle into passionate prose. Years after his death, he remains one of the most popular storytellers of the twentieth century – this is one of his most celebrated novels.