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The Hungry Road

Author: Marita Conlon-McKenna and Caroline Lennon  

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 novelists.

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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 novelists.

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Ireland’s hopes for freedom are dashed with the arrival of a deadly potato 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 starvingmen, 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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Critic Reviews

‘Beautiful and moving ... historically true and fictionally vivid.’ -- Sunday Times
‘Powerful ... Conlon-McKenna has assembled an excellent cast of characters ... Myriad small, moving details help to illustrate the enormity of the tragedy.’ -- The Irish Independent

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About the Author

Born in Dublin in 1956 and brought up in Goatstown, Marita went to school at the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Mount Anville, later working in the family business, the bank, and a travel agency. She has four children with her husband James, and they live in the Stillorgan area of Dublin.Marita was always fascinated by the Famine period in Irish history and read everything available on the subject. When she heard a radio report of an unmarked children's grave from the Famine period being found under a hawthorn tree, she decided to write her first book, Under the Hawthorn Tree. Caroline Lennon is an Irish actress and voice artist. She is best known as the voice of Siobhan Hathaway on BBC Radio 4's The Archers. Her extensive range of voice work also includes appearances on BBC Radio 4's Poetry Please and over 200 unabridged audiobooks narrations for authors such as Maeve Binchy, Cecilia Ahern and many more. Caroline's theatre and film work ranges from Greek tragedy to modern Irish classics and everything in between.

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Product Details

Publisher
Bolinda Publishing | Bolinda Audio Books
Published
23rd January 2020
ISBN
9780655654384

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