Danger and hardship await them in America. The family joins two million other Irish refugees-victims saving themselves-in the emigration from Ireland. Honora and Michael vow their children will live. But when blight destroys the potatoes three times in four years, a callous government and uncaring landlords turn a natural disaster into The Great Starvation that will kill one million. Because they and their countrymen must sell both their catch and their crops to pay exorbitant rents, potatoes have become their only staple food. In a hidden Ireland where fishermen and tenant farmers find solace in their ancient faith, songs, stories, and communal celebrations, young Honora Keeley and Michael Kelly wed and start a family. So begins one Irish family's epic journey, in this novel that captures the tragedy and triumph of the Irish-American experience.īook Synopsis In the bestselling tradition of Frank Delaney, Colleen McCullough, and Maeve Binchy comes a poignant historical family saga set against the Famine. About the Book In a rousing tale that echoes the myths and legends of Ireland, young Honora Keeley and Michael Kelly wed and start a family.
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