Star of the Sea - Joseph O'Connor (Paperback)
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- Price
- R 379
Product Details
- Barcode
- 9780156029667
- Department
- Books
- Released
- 8 Mar 2004
- Supply Source
- UK
Book
- Author
- Joseph O'Connor
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Edition
- Reprint
- Language
- English
- Number of Pages
- 448
- Dimensions
- 203 x 133 x 25mm (454g)
Annotation
In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean during the summer of 1847, a
boatload of Irish refugees heading for the promise of America is
stalked by a killer in their ranks who seems bent on some kind of
revenge, in a historical thriller by the author of Cowboys &
Indians and The Salesman. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.
Summary
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In the bitter winter of 1847, from an Ireland torn by famine and injustice, the Star of the Sea sets sail for NewYork. On board are hundreds of refugees, some optimistic, many more desperate. Among them are a maid with a devastating secret, the bankrupt Lord Merridith, his wife and children, and a killer stalking the decks, hungry for the vengeance that will bring absolution.
This journey will see many lives end, others begin anew. Passionate loves are tenderly recalled, shirked responsibilities regretted too late, and profound relationships shockingly revealed. In this spellbinding tale of tragedy and mercy, love and healing, the farther the ship sails toward the Promised Land, the more her passengers seem moored to a past that will never let them go.
As urgently contemporary as it is historical, this exciting and compassionate novel builds with the pace of a thriller to a stunning conclusion.
Fiction
- General Subject
- Fiction
- BISAC Subject 1
- Fiction / Historical
- BISAC Subject 2
- Fiction / Historical
- BISAC Subject 3
- Fiction / Historical
- BIC Classification 1
- Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
- BIC Classification 2
- Historical fiction
- Library Subject 1
- Mystery fiction
- Academic Subject 1
- English Historical Fiction
- Dewey Classification
- 823/.914
Inside Flap
A New York Times Notable Book
"This is a brave and artful novel."--The New York Times Book Review
In the bitter winter of 1847, from an Ireland torn by famine and injustice, the Star of the Sea sets sail for the New World. On board are hundreds of refugees. Among them are a maid with a devastating secret, the bankrupt Lord Merridith and his wife and children, and a killer who stalks the decks in search of vengeance.
This journey will see many lives end, while others begin anew. In this spellbinding tale of tragedy and mercy, love and healing, the farther the ship sails toward the Promised Land, the more her passengers seem moored to a past that will never let them go.
"This is a confident and sumptuously entertaining book, filled with the voice of Mr. O'Connor's native Ireland and composed with the sweep of the Atlantic's horizon." -The Economist
Joseph O'Connor is the author of several widely acclaimed novels, including Cowboys & Indians, Desperados, and The Salesman. He lives in Dublin.
"This is a brave and artful novel."--The New York Times Book Review
In the bitter winter of 1847, from an Ireland torn by famine and injustice, the Star of the Sea sets sail for the New World. On board are hundreds of refugees. Among them are a maid with a devastating secret, the bankrupt Lord Merridith and his wife and children, and a killer who stalks the decks in search of vengeance.
This journey will see many lives end, while others begin anew. In this spellbinding tale of tragedy and mercy, love and healing, the farther the ship sails toward the Promised Land, the more her passengers seem moored to a past that will never let them go.
"This is a confident and sumptuously entertaining book, filled with the voice of Mr. O'Connor's native Ireland and composed with the sweep of the Atlantic's horizon." -The Economist
Joseph O'Connor is the author of several widely acclaimed novels, including Cowboys & Indians, Desperados, and The Salesman. He lives in Dublin.
Author Bio
O'Connor, Joseph: - Joseph O'Connor is the author of
several widely acclaimed novels, including Cowboys & Indians,
Desperadoes, and The Salesman. He has also written criticism,
plays, and screenplays, and edited Yeats Is Dead! He lives in
Dublin.
Review Quotes
PRAISE FOR STAR OF THE SEA
"A brave and artful novel."--THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW "In Star of the Sea, O'Connor has written not only an epic novel, but also a very important one. By deconstructing the most defining moment of Irish history, and breaking down its essential components, he has given a face and a voice to the million who died."
--IRISH ECHO
"Along the way O'Connor even brings in a thoroughly gripping murder mystery that is all the more affecting for the depth he gives his characters. They add up to a powerfully symbolic microcosm of the time. Bottom Line: Shining Star."--PEOPLE By deconstructing the most defining moment of Irish history, and breaking down its essential components, he has given a face and a voice to the million who died.
-- "IRISH ECHO" A powerfully symbolic microcosm of the time. Bottom Line: Shining Star
-- "PEOPLE" A brave and artful novel.
-- "THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW"
"A brave and artful novel."--THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW "In Star of the Sea, O'Connor has written not only an epic novel, but also a very important one. By deconstructing the most defining moment of Irish history, and breaking down its essential components, he has given a face and a voice to the million who died."
--IRISH ECHO
"Along the way O'Connor even brings in a thoroughly gripping murder mystery that is all the more affecting for the depth he gives his characters. They add up to a powerfully symbolic microcosm of the time. Bottom Line: Shining Star."--PEOPLE By deconstructing the most defining moment of Irish history, and breaking down its essential components, he has given a face and a voice to the million who died.
-- "IRISH ECHO" A powerfully symbolic microcosm of the time. Bottom Line: Shining Star
-- "PEOPLE" A brave and artful novel.
-- "THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW"
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