Leon Uris was one of the most popular writers of the twentieth century and the author of several bestselling novels, including Mila 18, Armageddon, The Angry Hills, Exodus, Trinity, Battle Cry, Mitla Pass and Topaz. Exodus spent a year on the New York Times bestseller list, with 19 weeks at number one, and his books have sold over 150 million copies in 29 countries. He died at his Long Island home in 2003.
Epic fiction ... Excellent on the roots of the Troubles, and with great characters. Peter Taylor, Guardian Leon Uris is a storyteller, in a direct line from those men who sat around fires in the days before history and made the tribe more human. New York Times Book Review A saga of Catholic and Protestant families set against the backdrop of historical events ... A portrait of a country divided by class, faith and prejudice Irish Times Raw, tough, and unvarnished Kirkus Reviews