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The Last Storyteller is the third and final installment in the story of Ben McCarthy and his estranged, Venetia Kelly. The trilogy began with Venetia Kelly's Travelling Show which was followed by The Matchmaker of Kenmare. Spanning two decades, through these novels, Frank Delaney has given readers a glimpse of Ireland and its rich culture.

In this ambitious epic, Ben McCarthy is the main character. Venetia, his estranged wife, plays a larger role in this final book. The brilliance of this book and the talent of the author lies in the author's ability to cover the larger scope of Ireland's history such as the IRA and poverty while never losing sight of Ben whose own personal adversities evolve as the story progresses and the reader comes to understand his pain, his losses, and motivations.

Although I encourage you to read all three of these intriguing novels, each one can stand alone because the author provides a complete background of the story so far at the start of each book. As I read through the stories, Ben MacCarthy, and the journey and adventures in his life, began to feel real to me. The Last Storyteller closes the trilogy with a completely satisfying ending.

Frank Delaney is a master storyteller himself. His passion for Irish history is evident on each page that is intermingled with politics, adversity, and plenty of conflict. Never boring, always entertaining, and forever poignant, this was a trilogy on a grand scale. A highly recommended trilogy indeed!


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The Last Storyteller A Novel of Ireland Frank Delaney Books Reviews

I found this book boring and hard to follow. I didn't finish it.
I love the way this author tells a story. He draws you in and it is like you are watching it unfold. The characters are so full of life and the story keeps you so interested you hate coming to the end. I love this author and ordered all of his books.
My ancestry is Irish and I love reading anything about Ireland. I had a little bit of trouble getting into the book -- but I knew there was more if I just kept reading -- and sure enough there was. Frank Delaney has a neat way of drawing you into his books. Not only is there history but also mystery.
To begin with i would probably give it 4 1/2 stars if possible. Frank Delaney is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. My list of favorite storytellers is fairly short, Michener, Uris, and Thom. I found they could weave a story better than all of the others. I need now to add Mr Delaney to the list. He writes in such a way you can hear the voice of his characters. They are believable. They come alive on the page and i find it extremely difficult to put the book down once begin turning the pages. You can feel the emotion of his love of country and for that reason alone visiting Ireland has found its way onto my bucket list.
as for the book itself, a little slow starting since it is weaving so many threads together, but once you get rolling hard to put down! For anyone who enjoys storytelling or Ireland or both this is a must read.
Political campaign managers try to package their candidates as "Someone you'd like to have a beer with." I'd vote Frank Delaney as the author "I'd most like to sit beside on a long flight." His stories might meander a bit, The POV and time switches might be confusing at times, but oh! The lovely, lovely characters, the stories, descriptions of settings, historical tidbits and other factoids, and always, the suspense. (Would it be too much to ask to sit beside him again on the long return flight? Or, I suppose I could buy his next book. FYI This is the fourth Delaney book I've read and enjoyed.)
Frank Delaney is truly the master storyteller. I have now read all of his novels and was thrilled when The Last Storyteller came out this past year. Although I enjoyed the books revolving around the life of Ben and the elusive Venetia, my favorites were Delaney's first two "novels of Ireland."

I very much enjoy Delaney's first person narrative form of writing. I feel I know the storyteller as well as my best friend, his virtues as well as his flaws. However, Ben's major flaw--in my opinion--is his cowardice in his relationship with Venetia. For someone who claims such a deep, one true love feeling for a woman, it seems unbelievable that Ben would not have done everything humanly possible to get her back as well as his children. Nevertheless, The Last Storyteller has the stroke of the master in a line of novels that not only express and teach the ancient art of storytelling entertwined with human behavior, but leave the readers with an invaluable knowledge of Irish history as well.
This was my 3rd Frank Delaney book & I did not like it at all. His "Ireland A Novel" is one of my all time favorite books & I thought "Tipperary" was very good so I don't know what happened here. it jumps around & is very disjointed, I found it somewhat hard to follow although I was never lost for long. If the stories told in it had a point, I missed most of them. I was hoping for more about the 1916 events in Ireland but when I was reading what little there was I was wondering why the character was doing these things & why he stay involved with someone with whom he so strongly disagreed & disliked. I didn't get most of the relationships he talked about & I also didn't get the ending. Are we talking spirits lingering here or what? After reading "Ireland" I wanted to read everything he wrote, in fact I can't wait to reread it but have loaned out, but after reading this one I don't know if I will try any more. Maybe I just didn't understand this one, maybe it was all very subtle & I missed it, I have no idea, but it was a great disappointment.
The Last Storyteller is the third and final installment in the story of Ben McCarthy and his estranged, Venetia Kelly. The trilogy began with Venetia Kelly's Travelling Show which was followed by The Matchmaker of Kenmare. Spanning two decades, through these novels, Frank Delaney has given readers a glimpse of Ireland and its rich culture.

In this ambitious epic, Ben McCarthy is the main character. Venetia, his estranged wife, plays a larger role in this final book. The brilliance of this book and the talent of the author lies in the author's ability to cover the larger scope of Ireland's history such as the IRA and poverty while never losing sight of Ben whose own personal adversities evolve as the story progresses and the reader comes to understand his pain, his losses, and motivations.

Although I encourage you to read all three of these intriguing novels, each one can stand alone because the author provides a complete background of the story so far at the start of each book. As I read through the stories, Ben MacCarthy, and the journey and adventures in his life, began to feel real to me. The Last Storyteller closes the trilogy with a completely satisfying ending.

Frank Delaney is a master storyteller himself. His passion for Irish history is evident on each page that is intermingled with politics, adversity, and plenty of conflict. Never boring, always entertaining, and forever poignant, this was a trilogy on a grand scale. A highly recommended trilogy indeed!