Ingram of The Irish
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Ingram of The Irish

By Angela Elwell Hunt
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
This is the third book in The Theyn Chronicles.
Book One is called Afton of Margate Castle
Book Two is called The Trobadours Quest


REVIEW
by Miriam Bartlett

This book follows the life of Ingram, a Knight who was introduced in The Troubadours Quest. Ingram was left at the gates of Southwick Castle in southern England as a baby. Now, at 26 Ingram is visited by a monk from Ireland who claims to know his family history. This monk was the one who left Ingram at the castle all those years ago. The monk agrees to tell Ingram his history IF he travels with him to Ireland.

In reality, the monk however does not know the names of either Ingram’s mother or father. Ingram’s mother was a nun who was raped and then rescued by this monk. The monk looked after Ingram’s mother in a remote cabin until Ingram was born. Unfortunately, Ingram’s mother died in childbirth. The monk is reticent to tell Ingram about how he was conceived because Lady Wynne, the lady who raised Ingram, requested that the monk kept Ingram’s conception a secret. While the monk is still trying to decide what he can tell Ingram about his parents, he is killed on an Irish road before the monk can even tell Ingram the place where he was born. So begins a long journey for Ingram as he searches for his history.

This novel raises many issues especially in respect to adoptees searching for their birth parents and the consequences of this. Adopted children will never know what they will find when they search and this is thoroughly explored in Ingram of the Irish.

I found this book a little tedious in parts as the story sometimes tended to move quite slowly. I found it most frustrating that when Ingram found his ‘parents’ and ‘family’ I knew that they were not his family. I do however acknowledge that due to his history the point is that it would be nearly impossible for him to find his real family as he knew nothing of them and what he though he knew was incorrect. I do however recommend this book to you and I hope that you enjoy it.
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