On the Green Hill of Tara (Charlemagne)

Dublin, 1970: Oskar Lenkeit is a man on a mission, or rather two missions. The East German Stasi want to know why the Irish government have changed their minds about arming the IRA. The French want to know too - just in case they might want to pick up where Jack Lynch and his cabinet left off. Thankfully, for the sake of Cold War peace, each side thinks it should be Lenkeit's employer, the EEC, which takes the blame if he gets found out. But when Lenkeit gets to Ireland he discovers that the Irish intelligence agencies have agendas of their own which very definitely come first. 'I was a child living in Dublin at the time the book was set and the mood he sets of 1970's Dublin rang true to me - the down-at-heel city mixed with the sleeveen businessmen and politicians. I especially liked the way the various strands of nationalism were interpreted [showing] some of the complexity of Irish Nationalism at the time rather than a simplistic goodies and baddies approach.' - Niall 'As an American who has viewed the whole Brexit debate with some detachment and not a little bemusement- this book provided some real food for thought about the meaning of nationhood and sovereignty. As they used to say, a rollicking yarn. Highly recommended.' - Carolyn Series notes: The follow-on novel to 'At the Court of Charlemagne', but written to be self-contained, without revealing any significant plot developments from the first book. Certain scenes in the text are suitable for 16+ years / 11th Grade readers only.