Dreams of Other Days by Elaine Crowley

Dreams of Other Days by Elaine Crowley

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When Katy marries handsome but hard-drinking Jamsie, she is as fresh and filled with dreams as her mistress Catherine, marrying in silk and lace at the big house. This is the story of two families linked in a community bound together by tradition and tragedy, and of one woman's indomitable spirit.

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Dreams of Other Days by Elaine Crowley

A powerful and richly imagined novel which sweeps the reader back through history to the era of the great Irish famine,a time of courage,passion and political upheaval. When Katy O'Donnell marries handsome,swaggering,hard-drinking Jamsie O'Hara she is as freash and filled with dreams as her mistress,Catherine Kilgoran,marrying in silk and lace up at the big house. The story of two families whose fortunes are inextricably linked,and of a small,close-knit community bound together by tradition and by tragedy,it is also a tender and truthful portrayal of a marriage and of a woman whose indomitable spirit remains unbowed.
Elaine Crowley lives in Port Talbot with her husband and has six children. She did not start writing until after her children had left home.
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ISBN 13 9780752804033
ISBN 10 0752804030
Title Dreams of Other Days
Author Elaine Crowley
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Year published 1996-04-01
Number of pages 608
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.