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Star of the Sea
Joseph O'connor
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Description for Star of the Sea
paperback. In the bitter winter of 1847, from an Ireland torn by injustice and natural disaster, the Star of the Sea sets sail for New York. On board are hundreds of refugees. It is the story of tragedy, mercy, love and healing, the further the ship sails towards the Promised Land, the more her passengers seem moored to a past which will never let them go. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 300. Good clean copy showing some age and shelf wear
In the bitter winter of 1847, from an Ireland torn by injustice and natural disaster, the Star of the Sea sets sail for New York. On board are hundreds of fleeing refugees. Among them are a maidservant with a devastating secret, bankrupt Lord Merridith and his family, an aspiring novelist, a maker of revolutionary ballads, all braving the Atlantic in search of a new home. Each is connected more deeply than they can possibly know. But a camouflaged killer is stalking the decks, hungry for the vengeance that will bring absolution. The twenty-six day journey will see ... Read more
In the bitter winter of 1847, from an Ireland torn by injustice and natural disaster, the Star of the Sea sets sail for New York. On board are hundreds of fleeing refugees. Among them are a maidservant with a devastating secret, bankrupt Lord Merridith and his family, an aspiring novelist, a maker of revolutionary ballads, all braving the Atlantic in search of a new home. Each is connected more deeply than they can possibly know. But a camouflaged killer is stalking the decks, hungry for the vengeance that will bring absolution. The twenty-six day journey will see ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Good
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099469629
SKU
KMK0023426
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Joseph O'connor
Joseph O'Connor was born in Dublin. His novels include Cowboys and Indians (Whitbread Prize shortlist), Star of the Sea (Irish Post Award for Fiction, France's Prix Millepages, Prix Madeleine Zepter for European Novel of the Year), Redemption Falls, and Ghost Light (Dublin One City One Book Novel, 2011). In 2012 he won the Irish PEN Award for Outstanding Achievement in ... Read more
Reviews for Star of the Sea
"A page-turner of a masterpiece. Don't miss it"
Daily Mail
"Stunningly accomplished"
Guardian
"A triumph...A spectacular breakthrough...it raises the bar for contemporary Irish fiction"
Sunday Times
"A terrific story... A stealthily gripping narrative"
Daily Telegraph
"This is Joseph O'Connor's best book. It is shocking, hilarious, beautifully written, and very, very clever"
... Read more
Daily Mail
"Stunningly accomplished"
Guardian
"A triumph...A spectacular breakthrough...it raises the bar for contemporary Irish fiction"
Sunday Times
"A terrific story... A stealthily gripping narrative"
Daily Telegraph
"This is Joseph O'Connor's best book. It is shocking, hilarious, beautifully written, and very, very clever"
... Read more