Tom Phelan
In the Season of the Daisies
A Novel of Ireland

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"Phelan writes in a direct and uncompromising style.… In the Season of the Daisies is a powerful novel." — Irish Voice

One night in 1921 an IRA action went wrong. A young boy, Willie Doolin, was violently murdered before his twin brother's eyes. The story of that night unfolds like a mystery, revealing the sins of the past and the legacy left for the surviving twin and the upstanding citizens involved.

Seanie Doolin roams the shadowy streets serving as a constant reminder. Doctor McKenna slides into a maudlin alcoholic stupor; merchant Peetie Mahon continues to torment the crazed Seanie. John Cashin hides his guilt behind a wall of sanctity; and Father Quinn remains oblivious to the town's unraveling and greedily hordes his parishioners' tithes.

In language that is direct and emotionally wrought, Tom Phelan conveys the town's pain and loss, the power of evil, love's redemption, and the toll ancient animosities take on ordinary lives.

Born on a farm in the Irish midlands, Tom Phelan attended a seminary and was ordained a Catholic priest. He eventually left the priesthood and now makes his home on Long Island.

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