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For the increase in the number of my Brennan cousins, Conall remarked dryly, we must thank the potato.

Edward Rutherfurd

For the increase in the number of my Brennan cousins, Conall remarked dryly, we must thank the potato.

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About Edward Rutherfurd

Edward Rutherfurd is a pen name for Francis Edward Wintle (born in 1948). He is best known as a writer of epic historical novels that span long periods of history but are set in particular places. His debut novel, Sarum, set the pattern for his work with a ten-thousand-year storyline.