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Highlights
- The gruesome truth hung in the air, and none of us wanted to go near it.
- Author(s): Lisa Boyle
- 410 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Historical
- Series Name: Paddy
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"Ireland, 1848. Fourteen-year-old Rosaleen watches her mother die. Her country is reeling from the great potato famine, which will ultimately kill more than one million people. Driven by a promise and her will to survive, Rosaleen flees her small coastal town. She eventually arrives in America at the birth of the industrial revolution and is filled with hope and a new sense of independence. Yet the more Rosaleen becomes a part of this new world, the more she longs for a community she lost and a young man she can't forget. Through a series of both heartwarming and tragic events, Rosaleen learns that she can't outrun the problems that come along with being Irish. And maybe, she doesn't want to"--Book Synopsis
The gruesome truth hung in the air, and none of us wanted to go near it. Not yet.
Ireland, 1848. Fourteen-year-old Rosaleen watches her mother die. Her country is reeling from the great potato famine, which will ultimately kill more than one million people. Driven by a promise and her will to survive, Rosaleen flees her small coastal town.
She eventually arrives in America at the birth of the industrial revolution and is filled with hope and a new sense of independence. Yet the more Rosaleen becomes a part of this new world, the more she longs for a community she lost and a young man she can't forget.
Through a series of both heartwarming and tragic events, Rosaleen learns that she can't outrun the problems that come along with being Irish. And maybe, she doesn't want to.
Review Quotes
"A compelling and reflective mix of tragedy and optimism..." -Kirkus Reviews
"Lisa Boyle's Signed, A Paddy is timely and true...Boyle proves she is the right person to tell a story of such historical significance. I'd recommend Signed, a Paddy to anyone who enjoys an underdog story rooted in stark reality. Boyle beautifully toes the line of staying true to history and originality in story-telling, never sacrificing one for the other." -Independent Book Review
"This powerful and endearing Irish immigrant's story sharply explores the emotional turmoil that is associated with the experience of leaving a native country for a life in an unfamiliar one...Boyle's narrative form of writing submerses the reader into the time and environment; an entire world is set-up for deep imaginative reading." -The BookLife Prize
"Lisa Boyle crafts a hauntingly beautiful tale...one of love, of finding peace in one's purpose, and of hope. This moving book will grip you from the first page and will stay with you long after you've finished the last." -Annabelle McCormack, author of Windswept
"The writing is gorgeous and engaging, highly addictive! Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction and Fiction readers ought to read this. I am so, so glad I did. Really looking forward to the second in the series." -Goodreads 5-star review