Burning the Big House by Terence Dooley covers And her sister won't return

And her sister won't return her calls

and Francois 'Papa Doc' Duvalier

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and he illuminates this troubled nation with a deep sympathy and love for the people and places he writes about

Burning the Big House by Terence Dooley covers And her sister won't returnThe gripping story of the tumultuous destruction of the Irish country house, spanning the revolutionary years of 1912 to 1923 During the Irish Revolution nearly three hundred country houses were burned to the ground. These "Big Houses" were powerful symbols of conquest, plantation, and colonial oppression, and were caught up in the struggle for independence and the conflict between the aristocracy and those demanding access to more land. Stripped of