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Shannon
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Robert Shanon is a chaplain with the US army sent over to Europe in WWI. He makes it his mission to save as many of his comrades as possible at Belleau Wood but the bloody reality of war leaves the father with shell shock and he is sent back home to recover, but he ends up doing this in Ireland.
It was a bit surprising to find Robert Shanon's adventures in Ireland mixed with tales and intrigues of the catholic church. I personally did not care for this part of the intrigue but Delaney managed to integrate it subtly enough among the regales of civil war stricken Ireland of the 1920s and what seemed to be a faithful insight into the mind of a PTSD suffering soldier on his way to recovery.
It was a compelling read and though I found the fiction to be naive at times it struck a cord with me.
It was a bit surprising to find Robert Shanon's adventures in Ireland mixed with tales and intrigues of the catholic church. I personally did not care for this part of the intrigue but Delaney managed to integrate it subtly enough among the regales of civil war stricken Ireland of the 1920s and what seemed to be a faithful insight into the mind of a PTSD suffering soldier on his way to recovery.
It was a compelling read and though I found the fiction to be naive at times it struck a cord with me.
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