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Gracelin OMalley leaves her beloved homeland for a new life in America in the second captivating novel in Ann Moores acclaimed Irish historical trilogy
Forced to flee Ireland, Gracelin OMalley boards a coffin ship bound for America, taking her young daughter with her on the arduous transatlantic voyage. In New York, Gracelin struggles to adapt to a strange new world and to the harsh realities of immigrant life in a city teeming with crime, corruption, and anti-Irish prejudice. As she tries to make a life for herself and her daughter, she reunites with her brother, Sean ... and a man she thought shed never see again. When her friendship with a runaway slave sweeps her into the volatile abolitionist movement, Gracelin gains entre to the drawing rooms of the wealthy and powerful. Still, the injustice all around her threatens the future of those she loves, and once again, she must do the unthinkable.
This sweeping novel of the Irish immigrant experience in 1840s America brings a long-ago world to vibrant life and continues a remarkable heroines bold, dramatic journey through extraordinary times.
Forced to flee Ireland, Gracelin OMalley boards a coffin ship bound for America, taking her young daughter with her on the arduous transatlantic voyage. In New York, Gracelin struggles to adapt to a strange new world and to the harsh realities of immigrant life in a city teeming with crime, corruption, and anti-Irish prejudice. As she tries to make a life for herself and her daughter, she reunites with her brother, Sean ... and a man she thought shed never see again. When her friendship with a runaway slave sweeps her into the volatile abolitionist movement, Gracelin gains entre to the drawing rooms of the wealthy and powerful. Still, the injustice all around her threatens the future of those she loves, and once again, she must do the unthinkable.
This sweeping novel of the Irish immigrant experience in 1840s America brings a long-ago world to vibrant life and continues a remarkable heroines bold, dramatic journey through extraordinary times.
