Greta Cahill never believed she would leave her village in the west
of Ireland until she found herself on a ship bound for New York,
along with her sister Johanna and a boy named Michael Ward. Labeled
a "softheaded goose" by her family, Greta discovers that in America
she can fall in love, raise her own family, and earn a living.
Though she longs to return and show her family what she has made of
herself, her decision to spare her children knowledge of a secret
in her past forces her to keep her life in New York separate from
the life she once loved in Ireland, and tears her apart from the
people she is closest to. Even fifty years later, when the Ireland
of her memory bears little resemblance to that of present day, she
fears that it is still possible to lose all when she discovers that
her children--with the best of intentions-- have conspired to unite
the worlds she's so carefully kept separate for decades. A
beautifully old-fashioned novel, The Walking People has remarkable
range and power.
General
Imprint: |
Houghton Mifflin
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2010 |
First published: |
May 2010 |
Authors: |
Mary Beth Keane
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Dimensions: |
201 x 158 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
416 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-547-33612-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
0-547-33612-8 |
Barcode: |
9780547336121 |
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