Background
Whelan was born in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, and has lived and worked in several European countries.
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A Winter of Spies
(A sequel to The Guns of Easter which won the Eilis Dillon...)
A sequel to The Guns of Easter which won the Eilis Dillon Memorial Award and a Bisto Merit Award. This books tells the exciting story of Sarah (Jimmy's young sister) and their family who are involved in the spying activities of Michael Collins during the War of Independence. Sarah, a young eleven-year-old, cannot figure out why her family is so neutral towards the war and why everybody is so secretive. A strong rebel herself, she wants to do her bit for Ireland. Then she finds out the terrible truth - and she too carries secrets which could cost her her life.
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The Guns of Easter
(It is 1916 and Europe is at war. From the poverty of the ...)
It is 1916 and Europe is at war. From the poverty of the Dublin slums twelve-year-old Jimmy Conway sees it all as glorious, and loves the British Army for which his father is fighting. But when war comes to his own streets Jimmy's loyalties are divided. The rebels occupy the General Post Office and other parts of the city, and Jimmy's uncle is among them. Dublin's streets are destroyed, business comes to a halt. In an attempt to find food for his family, Jimmy crosses the city, avoiding the shooting, weaving through the army patrols, hoping to make it home before curfew. But his quest is not easy and danger threatens at every corner.
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(The Guns of Easter ) Author: Gerard Whelan Mar-1998
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The Guns of Easter by Gerard Whelan (1996-03-01)
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Dream Invader (Other World) by Gerard Whelan (1997-09-01)
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(Dream Invader ) Author: Gerard Whelan Oct-1998
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Gerard Whelan
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After some time living in Dublin, he has returned to live in his native Wexford. He has also written the non-fiction book Spiked: Church, State Intrigue and the Rose Tattoo and edited the anthology, Big Pictures.
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A Winter of Spies
(A sequel to The Guns of Easter which won the Eilis Dillon...)
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The Guns of Easter
(It is 1916 and Europe is at war. From the poverty of the ...)
- (The Guns of Easter ) Author: Gerard Whelan Mar-1998
- The Guns of Easter by Gerard Whelan (1996-03-01)
- Dream Invader (Other World) by Gerard Whelan (1997-09-01)
- (Dream Invader ) Author: Gerard Whelan Oct-1998
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A Winter of Spies
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Irish
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The Guns of Easter won the Eilís Dillon Memorial Award for first-time writers and a Merit Award at the 1997 Bisto Book of the Year Dream Invader won Book of the Year at the 1998 Bisto Book of the Year War Children won a Merit Award at the 2003 Bisto Book of the YearThe Guns of Easter won the Eilís Dillon Memorial Award for first-time writers and a Merit Award at the 1997 Bisto Book of the Year Dream Invader won Book of the Year at the 1998 Bisto Book of the Year War Children won a Merit Award at the 2003 Bisto Book of the Year