{"product_id":"great-irish-wives-remarkable-lives-from-history-hardcover","title":"Great Irish Wives: Remarkable Lives from History - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicola Pierce\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn award-winning history that reveals the vital, overlooked roles of the wives behind Ireland's most famous men.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER History Book of the Year, An Post Irish Book Awards.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThroughout history, the stories of women's lives and work have been overshadowed by those of men.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWives, especially, disappear, unacknowledged as patrons and champions of their husband's work, as collaborators, muses, carers and managers of the family domain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGreat Irish Wives shines a spotlight on ten such wives: Matilda Tone, Mary O'Connell, Constance Wilde, Charlotte Shaw, Emily Shackleton, Annette Carson, Sinéad de Valera, Margaret Clarke, George Yeats and Beatrice Behan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe men in this book are household names, from Wolfe Tone and Daniel O'Connell to Oscar Wilde and Brendan Behan, and they all have one thing in common: they married women who enabled them to pursue their dreams, even if that meant courting death or outrage. Nicola Pierce tells the stories of these truly remarkable women.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 19, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47501864861917,"sku":"9781788494779","price":38.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/eRdIbuWpxu9781788494779.webp?v=1772047392","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/great-irish-wives-remarkable-lives-from-history-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}