NEW EDITION OUT NOW!

Home. May 10th, 2009

An updated edition of the best-selling and critically acclaimed Redemption Song has just been released by Liberties Press.

The new edition boasts an additional chapter in which Niall Stanage takes the reader behind the scenes at the Obama White House, evaluates the successes and failures of the new president’s first months in power and maps the challenges ahead.

Redemption Song, now with the fresh subtitle Barack Obama: From Hope to Reality, can be purchased at all good bookstores in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, from Amazon.co.uk, from Amazon.com, or directly from the publishers.

PRAISE FOR REDEMPTION SONG

“An extraordinary book…superbly written and perfectly paced.” — Irish News

“Terrific…A real insider’s account.” — Evening Herald

“An intimate account of Obama’s race to the White House…[Stanage] has a keen eye for the overlooked nuances of modern America.” — Mark Little in the Irish Independent

“Engrossing…totally accessible and thoroughly enjoyable…An almost flawless book.” — Verbal magazine

“A very fine book…An analytical and insightful narrative.” — Former Irish Labor Party leader Pat Rabbitte in the Mail on Sunday, ‘Book of the Week’

“Sharp, incisive…Clear-headed analysis prevails over tear-stained rhetoric.” — Sunday Business Post

“A wonderful look at history in the making…An accurate, concise and engrossing account of a momentous occasion, from a man who was in the thick of it.”  — Ulster Tatler, ‘Book of the Month’.

“Stanage’s book is about redemption and miracles…[It] captures the excitement and uniqueness of Obama’s election.” — The Dubliner

“Insightful…A fine account of one of most inspiring political triumphs ever.”  — RTE Guide

“Tightly written, meticulously detailed…A truly cracking work.” — Munster Express

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