Galway Bay
1st ed.
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Author
Publication
2009 - Grand Central Pub., New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
141,750 words, Guess
Page Count
567 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivegalwaybay00kell_0
- ISBN-100446579009
- ISBN-139780446579001
- Goodreads4554304
- LibraryThing7646155
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- Library of Congress Control Number2008017649
- OCLC Control Number225870145
- Better World Books9780446579001
- Open LibraryOL16819317M
Classifications
- DDC813/.54
- LCCPS3561.E39463 G35 2009
- LCCPS3561.E39463G35
Description
Here at last is one Irish family's epic journey, capturing the tragedy and triumph of the Irish-American experience. In a rousing tale that echoes the myths and legends of Ireland herself, young Honora Keeley and Michael Kelly wed and start a family, inhabiting a hidden Ireland where fishermen and tenant farmers find solace in their ancient faith, songs, stories, and communal celebrations. Selling both their catch--and their crops--to survive, these people subsist on the potato crop--their only staple food. 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. Honora and Michael vow their children will live. The family joins two million other Irish refugees in one of the greatest rescues in human history: the Irish Emigration to America. Danger and hardship await them there. Honora and her unconventional sister Maire watch their seven sons as they transform Chicago from a frontier town to the "City of the Century", fight the Civil War, and enlist in the cause of Ireland's freedom. The Kelly clan is victorious. This heroic story sheds brilliant light on the ancestors of today's 44 million Irish Americans. In the author's colorful and eclectic life, she has written and directed award-winning documentaries on Irish subjects, as well as the dramatic feature Proud. She's been an associate producer on Good Morning America and Saturday Night Live, written books on Martin Scorsese, World War II, and Bosnia, and a novel based on her experiences as a former nun - Special Intentions. She is a frequent contributor to Irish America Magazine and has a PhD in English and Irish literature.
Description
"In the bestselling tradition of Frank Delaney, Colleen McCullough, and Maeve Binchy comes a poignant historical family saga set against the Famine"--Provided by the publisher.
Subjects
Genres
- Fiction
Other Editions
- Galway Bay
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