Fields of Home (Children of the Famine)

by Marita Conlon-McKenna

Other authorsPJ Lynch (Illustrator), Donald Teskey (Illustrator)

Hardcover, 1995

Status

Checked out

Due 11-10-2023

Call number

823.914

Series

Children of the Famine (3)

Genres

Children's Books

Fiction

Publication

O'Brien Press (1995), 192 pages

Description

Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. HTML: The final book in the famine trilogy For Eily, Michael and Peggy the memory of the famine is still strong. But Mary-Brigid, Eily's first child, has the future to look forward to. What kind of future is it? Ireland is in turmoil, with evictions, burnings, secret meetings, fights over land. Eily and her family may be thrown off their farm. Michael may lose his job in the big house. And Peggy, in America, feels trapped in her role as a maid. Will they ever have land and a home they can call their own? Eily, Michael and Peggy have once shown great courage. Now this courage is called on again ... The other titles in the Famine trilogy are Under the Hawthorn Tree and Wildflower Girl. A study guide to Under the Hawthorn tree is also available..… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member KarenLeeField

Fields of Home is my favourite book in the series, and as far as I'm concerned, a book written for adults about children, who are no longer children.

Six or seven years have passed, and the children have grown up. Peggy, the youngest, is around 19 and she is still working as a maid. Michael is still

a stable boy in the Great House in Ireland. Eily is married with two children of her own and living on a farm with her husband and Great Aunt Nano.

While the story has heartbreak and struggling, hope is strong, and the siblings still show signs of strength. The story is told from all three points-of-view. We see how the carpet is pulled out from beneath all of them and then witness how they pull their lives back together. The siblings help each other even though they have barely anything to give. It warmed my heart to read this book. I thoroughly enjoyed it for so many reasons, but the most important is love.

Recommended.

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LibraryThing member dmreilly

After reading the first two books in this trilogy I wanted to continue. Fields of Home introduces some new characters, the children of Eily. The storyline goes back and forth between the three initial characters, two of whom are living in Ireland and one who is living in America. Again, I enjoyed

the storyline and learning more about what was happening with these children. I recommend for intermediate and junior high reluctant readers. It is an added bonus that the author is Irish and that these books have received good reviews in Ireland.

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LibraryThing member homeschoolmimzi

The 3rd and last book of The Children of the Famine series, this story was, not surprisingly, well written, interesting and quick to read. It's fun to see how the cast of characters you're introduced to in a previous book grow up and find happiness.

LibraryThing member HeatherLINC

This was the final book in the "Children of the Famine" trilogy, and what a delightful historical series it was. I have loved watching Eily, Michael and Peggy grow from hungry children to young adults struggling to make ends meet.

At first I didn't think I would enjoy "Fields of Home" as much as the

first two books as it jumped between Michael, Peggy and Mary Brigid, Eily's young daughter, but the dramas they all faced soon won me over. I did find Michael's story, by far, the most interesting as he worked with the horses he loved.

The book ended satisfactorily, especially for young readers, thanks to Eily, Michael and Peggy's hard work, perseverance and strong family ties.

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