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Laddar... Gracelin O'Malley (2001)av Ann Moore
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. Powerful...emotional. Need to decompress after this one. ( ) I enjoyed this book and felt the author's thorough research resulted in a novel with fully-developed characters (that is, I felt that I knew a lot about each character) in a vividly-described landscape. I do agree with some other reviewers who felt the main character was somewhat one-dimensional and overly saintly, and for that reason, I don't feel compelled to read the 2 following books in the trilogy. I read Gracelin O'Malley, the first book in a trilogy focused on Ireland during the potato famine and civil war for the Kitastrophe challenge for March. We meet the title character, a young woman in a family of farmers, just as she is married to the local English land owner. The youngest son of an English baron, he has been exiled to the Irish estate. Eventually, his violence and hatred of the Irish spill into his marriage even as the potato famine takes hold. Historical fiction at its best as author Ann Moore deftly weaves the history of this time period into the story. Grace is a strong, forthright character and I am looking forward to reading the next two books. The novel, the first in a trilogy, follows young Gracelin O'Malley during the time of The Great Famine, a period (1845-1849) of mass starvation and disease in Ireland. During this period of hopelessness, mass emigration to America began, and uprisings against British rule became increasingly brutal for both sides. One of the leaders of the revolutionary movement was Gracelin's brother, though fragile physically, a brilliant strategist. To save Gracelin from starvation her father accepts an offer of marriage for her to an older wealthy man whose stability is questionable. Realistic characters combined with careful historical research gives the novel an emotional impact and social understanding unlike any other novel I've read about Ireland during this horrific period. inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
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Set during Ireland's devastating potato famine, a spellbinding novel of a young woman torn between love for her family and duty to her English husband. Patrick O'Malley names his newborn daughter Gracelin for the light of the sea that shines in her eyes. But when young Gracelin is only six years old, her mother's untimely death drains joy and laughter from the O'Malley clan. At fifteen, Gracelin saves her family from financial ruin by marrying Bram Donnelly, the son of a wealthy English landowner. But, even though Gracelin is Protestant, she is snubbed by English high society for marrying above her station. To temporarily appease her husband's cruel nature, she intends to provide him with an heir--but that, too, will end in sorrow. As famine sweeps Ireland, Gracelin openly defies her husband by feeding the desperate souls who come to their door. In secret, she also sides with the rebels who call themselves the Young Irelanders. Led by Morgan McDonagh and joined by Gracelin's beloved brother, Sean, the Irelanders are determined to fight and free their homeland from the yoke of English rule. A vivid chronicle of nineteenth-century Ireland, the first volume of Ann Moore's popular trilogy introduces a courageous young heroine and movingly portrays an indomitable people as they struggle to survive the infamous famine and the brutal civil war that arrived in its wake. Fans of gripping historical fiction will love this "epic saga that sweeps you into the life of a remarkable woman" (Romantic Times). Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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