Regarded nationally and internationally as the 'architect of modern Ireland' voted 'Greatest Living Irish Person of the Century' by the Irish public, this biography of TK Whitaker, by author Anne Chambers, is a landmark and much-anticipated publishing event.
Anne Chambers is the acclaimed author of the bestselling Granuaile- Grace O'Malley - Ireland's Pirate Queen, as well as biographies of Eleanor Countess of Desmond, Margaret Burke Sheridan, Lord Mayo and Prince Ranjitsinhji. From an earlier career in the Central Bank, Anne has enjoyed a close friendship with T.K. Whitaker and was given unrestricted access to his papers in her research for this biography.
Chambers' book is packed with fascinating detail . . . absorbing .
. . The sections on Northern Ireland in the book are among the most
fascinating. . . . A book worth reading.
*Irish Independent*
A valuable and often absorbing book. . . . a testament to the
importance of the real meaning of republicanism and “the common
good”.
*The Irish Times*
Well written and well researched . . . crammed with insights into
the worlds within worlds where Whitaker attempted - and so often
succeeded - in effecting genuine change.
*Sunday Business Post*
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