Star of the Sea - Joseph O'Connor

Thrilling and full of suspense, this is a novel of Ireland set on a New York-bound ocean liner.In the spring of 1847, from an Ireland torn by disaster and injustice, the Star of the Sea sets sail for New York. On board are hundreds of hopeful emigrants, some brimming with optimism, many more desperate to get away and start afresh in the New World. Among them are a maidservant nursing a devastating secret; the bankrupt Lord Merridith and his family; an aspiring novelist; a writer of revolutionary... Zobrazit více