Parnell and the English Woman
| By: | Hugh Leonard |
| Publisher: | Penguin |
| Published: | January 1991 |
| Pages: | 272 |
| Categories: | Historical Fiction |
| Language: | English |
| Available as: | Hardback, Paperback |
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This is the story of the great love affair between Charles Stewart Parnell and Katharine O'Shea that led to Parnell's downfall as leader of the Irish party at Westminster in 1889. It is a story of political wrangling and intrigue over Home Rule in Ireland and the attraction between two individuals.
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