Author and singer-songwriter Declan O’Rourke will be at Kennys Bookshop on Thursday, September 21 to celebrate the launch of his new novel, A Whisper from Oblivion.
The novel is O’Rourke’s second of a trilogy of historical fiction novels based on the Great Famine, inspired by his award-winning album, Chronicles of the Great Irish Famine which featured a series of eyewitness accounts of the famine.
A Whisper from Oblivion is the follow-up to his 2021 bestselling novel, The Pawnbroker’s Reward which showed us the Great Famine as it happened through the lens of a single town – Macroom, Co. Cork.
This second instalment sees the inhabitants of Macroom and its surroundings landed squarely into the eye of the storm that is 1847 during the Great Famine.
Performing extensively for years across Europe, the US and Australia, Declan O’Rourke’s growing status is one of a significant global artist.
He has released seven studio records to date, five of which have enjoyed top five status in the national charts in Ireland.
The event, featuring a conversation with James Harrold, will take place at Kennys Bookshop in Liosbán Retail Park on Thursday, September 21 at 6pm and all are welcome.
Signed copies of the book will be available on the night. The event is free – tickets are limited and can be booked via Eventbrite, on www.kennys.ie or call Kennys on 091-709350.
