Set during the turbulent years of World War I, this novel explores the ideological and emotional struggles of two young men-one an idealistic Irish nationalist and the other a pragmatic Englishman. As they confront the harsh realities of war, politics, and personal sacrifice, their friendship is tested, revealing the complexities of loyalty, patriotism, and identity in a rapidly changing world.
St. John Greer Ervine (1883-1971) was an Irish author, writer, critic and dramatist, whose biography of George Bernard Shaw was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Changing Winds (1917) was in part a response to the Easter Rising, an insurrection in 1916 mounted by Irish republicans with the aims of ending British rule in Ireland.