Carolan's Farewell

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Carolan's Farewell is written by Charles Foran and published by HarperCollins Canada. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0002006006 (ISBN 10) and 9780002006002 (ISBN 13).

Listen as author Charles Foran discusses the history and context behind the writing of Carolan's Farewell in this series of exclusive videos. Based on the life of Terence Carolan, a legendary blind composerand harper who travelled the 18th-century Irish countryside, Carolan'sFarewell is gifted writer Charles Foran's most luminous--and mischievous--novelyet. It is 1737, and the ailing Carolan, having completed an arduous pilgrimage,is returning home across a famine-ravaged Ireland. By his side is Owen Connor,his faithful companion. Master and servant, they are like Don Quixote and SanchoPanza, friends to the end. A tender, funny, sad and utterly delightful storywith priceless dialogue on every page, Carolan's Farewell is anote-perfect read.