'This Ireland I find myself in, is unlike the Ireland I was taught about when I was at school. . .'
This lost cult classic has been edited and introduced by Joachim Fischer with detailed historical context for new readers.

A German scholar exploring ruins in Ireland hits his head in a fall. He wakes to find himself in a parallel universe: an Ireland that never was, free of foreign rule since winning the Battle of Kinsale. In this powerful, independent nation, Irish language and culture are flourishing. As Professor Schliemann struggles to make sense of this unfamiliar world and tries to find his way home, he becomes entangled in political intrigue, espionage, and a long-standing feud over stolen rare books feeding dynastic tensions on the brink of war. Worse than that: no one in this version of Ireland has read his book.

Blending satire with nationalism and imaginative world-building, Charlotte Elizabeth McManus’s novel offers a rich and witty vision of an alternative Ireland.