TY  - BOOK
AU  - Conlon-McKenna,Marita
TI  - The hungry road
SN  - 9781848271975
AV  - PR6053.O456 H86 2020
U1  - 823 23
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Dublin
PB  - Transworld Ireland
KW  - Families
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Famines
KW  - Ireland
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Skibbereen (Ireland)
KW  - Famine, 1845-1852
KW  - Social conditions
N2  - Ireland's hopes for freedom are dashed with the arrival of a deadly blight that strikes terror in the heart of its people. 1845. Seamstress Mary Sullivan's dreams of a better future are shattered as she looks out over their ruined crop. Refusing to give in to despair, she must use every ounce of courage and strength to protect her family as they fight to survive. Dr Dan Donovan is medical officer to the Skibbereen Union. The arrival of 'The Hunger' soon brings starving men, women and children crowding into the town and the workhouse, desperate for assistance. Fr John Fitzpatrick's faith is tested by the suffering that surrounds him as his pleas for help fall on deaf ears. Inspired by true Irish heroes, The Hungry Road is the heartbreaking story of the Great Irish Famine told by one of Ireland's best-loved writers
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