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The Irishman's Daughter
The Irishman's Daughter | V. S. Alexander
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"Ireland, 1845. To Briana Walsh, no place on earth is more beautiful than Carrowteige, County Mayo, with its sloping fields and rocky cliffs perched above the wild Atlantic. The small farms that surround the centuries-old Lear House are managed by her father, agent to the wealthy, reckless Sir Thomas Blakely. Tenant farmers sell the oats and rye they grow to pay rent to Sir Thomas, surviving on the potatoes that flourish in the remaining scraps of land. But when the potato crop falls prey to a devastating blight, families Briana has known all her life are left with no food, no resources, and no mercy from the English landowner, who seems indifferent to everything except profit. Rory Caulfield, the hard-working young farmer Briana hopes to marry, shares the locals' despair--and their anger. There's talk of violent reprisals against the callous gentry and their agents. Briana's studious older sister, Lucinda, dreams of a future far beyond Mayo. But even as hunger and disease settle over the country, killing and displacing millions, Briana knows she must find a way to guide her family through one of Ireland's darkest hours--toward hope, love, and a new beginning"--
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ItsAnotherJen
The Irishman's Daughter | V. S. Alexander
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Mehso-so

Eh. This was a so-so reading experience. On one hand, it was tragically informative. I've never read a book about the famine in Ireland in the 1800's. My paternal grandfather was full Irish, so knowing that we have ancestors that suffered so greatly is saddening.
I didn't really enjoy the story. There aren't too many characters that I liked. Hard times bring out the worst in people I suppose. The ending was much too abrupt.

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MaureenMc
The Irishman's Daughter | V. S. Alexander
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Bailedbailed

I hate doing this, as it‘s for my book club, but I can‘t hate read this any longer. I adore well done historical fiction, but this one is not in that category. Way too much telling, very little showing. Tedious writing. Caricatures instead of fully drawn characters. Ugh.

mabell Sometimes you need a good hate read - apparently this isn‘t one of them 🤣 4y
MaureenMc @mabell Yes! But this book is nearly 400 pages - ain‘t no one got time for that! 😆 4y
mabell Wow - definitely not, that‘s pretty hefty! 4y
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InnerSavvy
The Irishman's Daughter | V. S. Alexander
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Mehso-so

A little heavy on the telling and not the showing. But good to read about the famine in Ireland in the 1800s due to the potato bight.