Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire by Michael Palin games Maeve Dermody

Maeve Dermody

ruled by whoever has murdered their way to the throne

social and commercial history but also age-old traditions in mythology

Her prose is gorgeously spare and practical' Irish Independent

which gives her magic capable of repelling any attack

Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire by Michael Palin games Maeve DermodyFrom the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, Harry, he was determined to find out more about him. The quest that followed involved hundreds of hours of painstaking detective work. Michael dug out every bit of family gossip and correspondence he could. He studied every relevant official document. He tracked down what remained of his great uncle Harry's diaries and letters, and pored over photographs