Out of Ireland by Marian O'shea Wernicke
In the late 1860s in Bantry, Ireland, sixteen-year-old Eileen O'Donovan is forced by her family to marry an older widower whom she barely knows and does not love. Her brother Michael, at age nineteen, becomes involved with the outlawed Irish Republican Brotherhood, a secret organization dedicated to the violent overthrow of British rule in Ireland. Their fates intertwine when they each decide to emigrate to America, where both tragedy and happiness await them. An exciting coming-of-age story of a brother and sister in an Ireland still under the harsh rule of the British, Out of Ireland brings alive the story of our ancestors who braved the dangers of immigration in order to find a better life for themselves and their families.
“Wernicke’s prose has a charming lilt to it, and her meticulous descriptions of late-19th-century daily life in Bantry Bay capture the physical beauty of the landscape and the feelings of hopelessness in a land roiled by poverty, famine, and political turmoil. . . An engaging, poignant, and ultimately uplifting story with a likable protagonist.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“As an immigrant to America in the 1800s, Eileen Sullivan faces what so many immigrant women have faced before and since: startling new freedoms alongside the cruelties of events beyond their control. Out Of Ireland is a love letter to the strength of women who came before us, full of beauty, pain, and—most of all—perseverance.”
—Stacey Swann, author of Olympus, Texas, a Good Morning America Book Club Pick
“Impossible dreams are realized in ways the dreamers didn’t imagine in this fine, heart-wrenching novel. Brother and sister Michael and Eileen emigrate from Ireland to escape poverty and British oppression only to discover unexpected challenges in the New World. A believable story based on history, with themes of hope, courage, devotion, and love, it will stay with you long after the last page has been turned.”
—Linda Stewart Henley, award-winning author of Estelle and Waterbury Winter
“Many Irish-Americans will see the stories of their own families in these pages. Wernicke skillfully brings life to history as her characters make the difficult passage from troubled Ireland to St. Louis’ infamous Kerry Patch.”
—Patrick Murphy, author of The Irish in St. Louis: From Shanty to Lace Curtain
—Kirkus Reviews
“As an immigrant to America in the 1800s, Eileen Sullivan faces what so many immigrant women have faced before and since: startling new freedoms alongside the cruelties of events beyond their control. Out Of Ireland is a love letter to the strength of women who came before us, full of beauty, pain, and—most of all—perseverance.”
—Stacey Swann, author of Olympus, Texas, a Good Morning America Book Club Pick
“Impossible dreams are realized in ways the dreamers didn’t imagine in this fine, heart-wrenching novel. Brother and sister Michael and Eileen emigrate from Ireland to escape poverty and British oppression only to discover unexpected challenges in the New World. A believable story based on history, with themes of hope, courage, devotion, and love, it will stay with you long after the last page has been turned.”
—Linda Stewart Henley, award-winning author of Estelle and Waterbury Winter
“Many Irish-Americans will see the stories of their own families in these pages. Wernicke skillfully brings life to history as her characters make the difficult passage from troubled Ireland to St. Louis’ infamous Kerry Patch.”
—Patrick Murphy, author of The Irish in St. Louis: From Shanty to Lace Curtain
Wernicke, Marian O'Shea: - Born and raised in an Irish Catholic family in St. Louis, Missouri, Marian O'Shea Wernicke is the eldest of seven children. She was a nun for eleven years and spent three years working in Lima, Peru, during that time. She is a former professor of English and creative writing at Pensacola State College and the author of a memoir about her father called Tom O'Shea: A Twentieth Century Man. She also coedited and contributed to an award-winning book of short fiction and memoir called Confessions: Fact or Fiction? Marian is married to Michael Wernicke, and they are the parents of three adult children. After many years in Pensacola, Florida, they now live in Austin, Texas.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781647423995 |
| ISBN 10 | 1647423996 |
| Title | Out of Ireland |
| Author | Marian O'shea Wernicke |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | She Writes Press |
| Year published | 2023-04-25 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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