Summary of The Green Years,novel by AJ Cronin
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An orphaned Irish boy Robert Shannon is taken in by his mother's Scottish relations. Robert soon discovers, they hold a grudge against Robert's mother for running off to Ireland to marry a Catholic.
After his parents die, young Irish lad Robert Shannon (Dean Stockwell) is forced to take residence with his extended family in Scotland. As he grows up, he develops and interest in medicine and harbors dreams of becoming a doctor and escaping his dead-end town. While his great-grandfather (Charles Coburn) and other family members support him, he continually faces harsh criticism from his miserly grandfather (Hume Cronyn), who refuses to support the boy's decision to leave town for college.
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Originally published in 1945, The Green Years is one of
A J Cronin's best-loved novels. It tells the story of
Robert Shannon, a young Irish Catholic boy, who,
orphaned at the age of seven, is brought to live with
his mother's estranged family in Scotland.
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