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Original Title:	Exit Unicorns
ISBN:	075966661X (ISBN13: 9780759666610)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Exit Unicorns #1

Exit Unicorns (Exit Unicorns #1) Paperback | Pages: 500 pages

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Title	:	Exit Unicorns (Exit Unicorns #1)
Author	:	Cindy Brandner
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 500 pages
Published	:	December 1st 2001 by Authorhouse (first published December 1st 2000)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Cultural. Ireland. Fiction. Romance. European Literature. Irish Literature

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In this sweeping and powerful epic the journey begins in the 'terrible beauty' of Northern Ireland during a time when conflict reigns and no one is spared from tragedy and sorrow, the time known as The Troubles. It is the spring of 1968 in Belfast and James Kirkpatrick has just lost his father under suspicious circumstances, Casey Riordan is released from prison after five years and Pamela O'Flaherty has crossed an ocean and a lifetime of memories to find the man she fell in love with as a little girl. All three lives are on a collision course with each other against the backdrop of the burgeoning civil rights movement and a nation on the brink of revolution. They come from disparate backgrounds-Jamie a wealthy aristocrat whose life is like an imperfect but multi-faceted jewel-brilliant, flawed and with a glitter that is designed to distract the observer. Casey, a card-carrying member of the Irish Republican Army, who must face the fact that five years away has left him a stranger, a misfit in his own neighborhood where not everyone is sympathetic to a convicted rebel. Pamela, who has come to Ireland in search of a memory and a man who may not have existed in the first place. Through it all runs the ribbon of a love story: love of country, the beginning love of two people unable to resist the pull of each other regardless of the cost to themselves and those around them, and the selfless love of one man who no longer believes himself capable of such emotion. It is an electrifying tale of a people divided by religion and politics, a tale of love and danger, of triumph and tragedy. Ultimately it is the story of that 'terrible beauty' herself-Ireland-and how nation is bound to one's identity, woven into the weft of all we become.

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I decided to read Exit Unicorns two (three?) years ago when an ad appeared in my Facebook newsfeed saying that if I loved the Outlander series, I should try this book. While it is based in Ireland, not Scotland, involves no mysterious time travel, this beautiful story spans several generations and a love story equally breathtaking and heartbreaking as Jamie and Claire! The author, Cindy Brandner, is an amazing storyteller. She weaves the tale in and around the vivid Irish landscape during the

It's hard for me not to like a decently-written historical novel for the history alone. Give me a pretty good story, good characters and I'm hooked long enough to finish it. Don't let the title mislead, it's not a fairy-tale; it's a drama set in Ireland during uprising time called "The Troubles" in 1969. I am in awe of the writing style and prose of this author (who answers online questions rather fabulously) however, I wouldn't have taken the story in the same direction as she did-just a

I'm always fascinated when I can read a book that brings history to life for me, and this made the conflicts between the Protestants and the Catholics in Ireland very vivid for me. There was much more of a love story here than I had expected. It is also the first book in a trilogy and while there was much foreshadowing I am not certain how the other two volumes will play out.

It took me 3 times to get into this book over a few years. I would pretty much get to the same part and stop. I am not sure if the timing was just wrong or what. So when Cindy started talking about the release of book 4, I decided to get started on the series seriously this time and give it another chance. All I can say is WOW! After I got past the part I was always stuck at, I continued on. Then I was completely hooked!! So, I read all 3 of the books in the series, and Spindrift, her collection

This book teeters on the edge of magnificent, in my view. It started a bit slowly, but I plowed ahead, as there were so many wonderful reviews; I'm glad I did. The characters are memorable and engaging, with Casey being the most well-drawn, in my opinion. I was a bit confused by an early section which seemed to imbue Jamie with magical powers (what's up with that?) and there is a sense of the magical that hovers around Pamela, as well. It is no mean feat for an author to make a sympathetic

This is one of the best books I've read. The author, an Irish ex-patriot, winds a love story around the tumultous history of Ireland. During my own trip to Ireland in 2006, our tour guide mentioned Irish current demands for good education because during England's rule, they'd been denied not only the ability to learn to read, but the freedom to speak their own language. I realized then that Ireland wasn't just my idealized country of cute wee folk and beautiful singing, but a country not yet

You have got to either really be interested, or have someone that was invested first hand in the period known as The Troubles to really appreciate this book. My grandparents were gone from Ireland by 1968 when the horror flared up again, but the family my gram left behind was still there in the thick of it. While the writing is excellent I believe the author tries too hard to make it into a love story using the political/religious situation as a backdropbut it just doesnt work if you spent