The Hungry Road by Marita Conlon-Mckenna

The Hungry Road by Marita Conlon-Mckenna

The No.1 bestselling novel of the Great Irish Famine from one of Ireland's most beloved writers Ireland's hopes for freedom are dashed with the arrival of a deadly potato blight that strikes terror in the heart of its people. 1845.

Compelling … An accessible and essential book, which does great service to Irish history and charts the courage and steadfastness of the human spirit * Sunday Times *
Heartbreaking and powerful * Herie *
Powerful ... Conlon-McKenna has assembled an excellent cast of characters ... Myriad small, moving details help to illustrate the enormity of the tragedy * Irish Independent *
Captivating … This well-researched novel brings the atrocity of the famine to life * Sunday Independent *
(Marita Conlon-McKenna has) done a great service to history ... I thoroughly enjoyed this book, I raced through it ... It’s a must-add to your collection. * Ryan Tubridy, RTE Radio 1 *

Marita Conlon-McKenna is one of Ireland's favourite authors. Her books include the award-winning Under the Hawthorn Tree which is set during Ireland's great famine. Widely translated and published, it is now considered an Irish classic. Her other books include bestsellers The Magdalen and Rebel Sisters. She is a winner of the International Reading Association Award, USA and a former chairperson of Irish PEN. Marita lives in Dublin with her husband and family.

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ISBN 13	9781848271982
ISBN 10	1848271980
Title	The Hungry Road
Author	Marita Conlon-Mckenna
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Transworld Publishers Ltd
Year published	2021-01-14
Number of pages	416
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