Joseph O'Connor
Paperback | Pages: 432 pages Rating: 3.99 | 6625 Users | 594 Reviews
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| ISBN: | 0156029669 (ISBN13: 9780156029667) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Atlantic Ocean,1847 |
| Literary Awards: | Prix Littéraire Européen - Madeleine Zepter (2003), Prix Millepages Award for Foreign Fiction (2003) |
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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.Describe Appertaining To Books Star of the Sea
| Title | : | Star of the Sea |
| Author | : | Joseph O'Connor |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 432 pages |
| Published | : | March 8th 2004 by Mariner Books |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Cultural. Ireland. European Literature. Irish Literature. Mystery |
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Ratings: 3.99 From 6625 Users | 594 ReviewsWrite-Up Appertaining To Books Star of the Sea
This a great story about the Irish people during the potato famine and how they immigrated to America for a better life. Even though this was in the 1840's, it is so relevant today. We tend to think of the terrible things happening to people trying to flee the horrible conditions in their homeland and trying to come to America as something new. It is not. We just repeat the same mistakes over and over. It was an eye opener realizing we as people have not come very far.Maybe 3.5 stars. It started and ended slowly, but enjoyed the middle. Not my usual read, so actually glad to have read this for book club and looking forward to the discussion. I flipped between audio and print and definitely recommend this in print. There are too many points of view in the book to follow on audio.
Maybe 3.5 stars. It started and ended slowly, but enjoyed the middle. Not my usual read, so actually glad to have read this for book club and looking forward to the discussion. I flipped between audio and print and definitely recommend this in print. There are too many points of view in the book to follow on audio.
this book was amazing! a little difficult to get into at the start, but once the story unravels, it's difficult to put down. you get a great idea of what life was like in famine-stricken ireland in the mid-1800s through the back-stories of several intertwining characters. there's a bit of mystery as you're trying to figure out the reasons behind a murder on a boat full of irish emmigrants bound for new york. i love love loved this book and would love to read it all over again.
Perhaps the most clichéd book I have read in years. A begorrah tale of Old Ireland. Terrible prose, and even worse dialogue. I've read many Irish novels, but this is the worst. Extremely disappointing, given all the positive reviews I have seen. It may be charming to people who don't have any idea of Irish history, or any idea of good storytelling. Have you ever seen Far and Away, PS I Love You, the Matchmaker, or any of those faux-Irish nonsense films? Well, this is so much worse. I only stayed
Description: Tragedy is a word too often used. Nevertheless, in Star of the Sea Joseph O'Connor manages to achieve a real sense of the tragic, as personal dramas of the most distressing kind play themselves out against the background of the Irish potato famine and the almost equal nightmare of the mass emigration that it caused. As passengers die of starvation and disease in steerage, a drama of adultery, inadvertent incest and inherited disease plays itself out in first class. O'Connor raises,
I got this book when my local library was having a sale to make room in its shelves. After I've been wondering why I took it as I didn't particularly want to read it, and it's been sitting in my shelves for years. Man oh man was I wrong! I don't know where to start about why I loved this book!I read historical novels because it's a great way to trick myself into learning about history. Of course I've heard about the great famine in Ireland, I've even been to the memorial in NY. But reading the
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