Meanwhile, in America, his sister feels her own urge toward freedom, both for her native Ireland and herself. Kathleen too becomes involved in the larger struggle, as America's role in the Irish fight for freedom escalates.

The novel examines the Irish fight for freedom, which parallels in so many ways America's own bid for independence. For the first time, it gives us a look at the heroic women who were willing to fight and die beside their men for the sake of the future. Above all, 1916 is the story of the valiant patriots who, for a few unforgettable days, held out against the might of empire to realize an impossible dream.

Only bestselling novelist and Irish historian Morgan Llywelyn could paint such a vivid and compelling portrait of the birth of modern Ireland. The American Civil War inspired Gone with the Wind; the Russian Revolution inspired Doctor Zhivago. The Easter Rising has inspired 1916 -- the book Morgan Llywelyn was born to write.