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Rhys Kennedy
@rhyskennedy
Historical Fiction writer drawn to flawed characters, unexpected consequences and the small details that make imagined worlds feel real.
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About the writer
Rhys Kennedy writes mainly in historical fiction and enjoys discussing both the creative and practical sides of making books, from early drafts to finished editions.
A story does not need to explain everything to know what it means.
Books and story worlds
Stories by Rhys Kennedy
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The Salt Ledger
Set in coastal Munster during the years after the Famine, the novel follows a widowed customs clerk who discovers that a missing ledger may expose more than smuggling. As debts, loyalties, and old grievances surface, he is forced to decide whether truth is worth the damage it will do.
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