num_pages: 490
description: When Anthony Considine creeps into Mellick town with a stolen horse in 1789, it sets the destiny of his family for decades to come. By the 1850s, through thrift and hard work, his son Honest John has made the Considines a leading Mellick family. In turn, his son Anthony builds a fine house in the country for his wife and children—most especially for his adored son Dennis. Little does he know that when Dennis grows up he will threaten the toil of generations with his love for a peasant girl. A stirring family saga of divided loyalties and individual freedom; of matches made and lost; and of the constraints of religion and family pride.
language: English
title: Without My Cloak
titlecomplete: Without My Cloak (Virago Modern Classics)
genres: Ireland, Irish Literature, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 78
awards: awardedAt: -1230739200000
name: James Tait Black Memorial Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: -1230739200000
name: Hawthornden Prize
publisher: Virago