Redemption (Leon Uris)

This is the sequel to Trinity and builds on the families and characters introduced in that novel, but this story stands on its own and surpasses the former. Telling the story of Irish families split asunder by emigration, feuds and bitterness, Redemption spreads their story across the globe. Families from Ireland to New Zealand are separated and may be re-united, while the First World War intervenes. Focussing on a few characters from these families, the book describes the futility of family feuding, strategic warfare in foreign climes and failure to communicate on a grand scale. No-one comes out as winners in this saga. But the heroes keep the plot boiling, and the pages keep turning. Hard to put down.