Status
Available
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Collection
Publication
Egmont UK (2009), Edition: Reprint, 304 pages
Description
With only the mythical luck of a golden torc, the necklace of their ancestors, to protect them, Sean and Annie O'Brien leave famine-stricken Ireland to search for their father in a strange land called America.
User reviews
LibraryThing member katie1802
This is one of the most incredible books i have ever read, all I can say is wow.
LibraryThing member gogglemiss
This is such an excellent story, that it is hard to believe that this is written for children.
As the potato famine grips Ireland, a boy and his younger sister leaves their dying mother to journey to California to rejoin their father. Gripping and heartwarming.
As the potato famine grips Ireland, a boy and his younger sister leaves their dying mother to journey to California to rejoin their father. Gripping and heartwarming.
LibraryThing member jkrnomad
Moving story of Irish immigration
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1983
Physical description
304 p.; 5 inches
ISBN
1405229284 / 9781405229289