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Twenty years ago Jo Devereux fled Mucknamore, the small Irish village where she grew up, driven away by buried secrets and hatreds, swearing never to return Now she is back and wants to uncover the truth about what really went on between her family and their friends, the O'Donovans, during Ireland's bitter Civil War.The consequences of that division in the 1920s carried down into Jo's own life, shattering her relationship with Rory O'Donovan, the only man she ever loved and driving her to leave Ireland.Now, Jo's estranged mother has died, leaving her a suitcase full of letters and diaries that may answer questions about the past. Was her great-uncle really murdered by Dan O'Donovan, his best friend? What would drive somebody to do that? And what part did her beloved grandmother play in this conflict?Jo's happy life in San Francisco has been unraveling since her friend Richard died last...Pages of After the Rising :