{"product_id":"books-hunger-by-donna-jo-napoli","title":"Hunger","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first-person narrative portrays Lorraine's family and community with realistically drawn personalities and relationships as well as fine-tuned ethical dilemmas, while sketching in the backdrop of the wider catastrophe. A moving personal story. --\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough the eyes of twelve-year-old Lorraine this haunting novel from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eHidden \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHush \u003c\/i\u003egives insight and understanding into a little known part of history--the Irish potato famine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is the autumn of 1846 in Ireland. Lorraine and her brother are waiting for the time to pick the potato crop on their family farm leased from an English landowner. But this year is different--the spuds are mushy and ruined. What will Lorraine and her family do? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen Lorraine meets Miss Susannah, the daughter of the wealthy English landowner who owns Lorraine's family's farm, and the girls form an unlikely friendship that they must keep a secret from everyone. Two different cultures come together in a deserted Irish meadow. And Lorraine has one question: how can she help her family survive? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA little known part of history, the Irish potato famine altered history forever and caused a great immigration in the later part of the 1800s. Lorraine's story is a heartbreaking and ultimately redemptive story of one girl's strength and resolve to save herself and her family against all odds.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53672376107281,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781481477499.jpg?v=1781519397","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-hunger-by-donna-jo-napoli","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}