The Winds of Morning
Donovan Family Saga Book 0.5: The Prequel
by
Gifford MacShane
Genre/s
Fiction, Historical
Publish Date
November 21, 2020
Short Description
Can a young woman save her family from starvation? She’s their only hope and desperate enough for anything. A beautifully written tale of tragedy & courage, of love & loss.
Based on true events in Victorian Ireland during the Great Irish Potato Famine, this book is filled with characters you’ll never forget & historical events you'll wish you could.
Historical Fiction with a dash of Celtic mysticism, this novella earned Incipere Awards Honorable Mention: Historical Fiction 2022; Readers Favorite 5-star Award 2023; Author Shout Top Pick 2024.
$2.99
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Description
1848: the third year the potato crop failed in Ireland. The Protestant landlords have absconded back to Britain, leaving the Catholic peasants to fend for themselves, while the English feast on the massive amountsof Irish food they’re importing every day.
With two younger brothers to feed, Molly O'Brien takesher father's place on the road gang, building a road that runs from her tiny village to the river and no farther.If the authorities find out, they’ll demand that her job be given to a boy.
Yet fifteen hours of back-breaking labor a day willnot garner enough wages to buy food for her family.
She is beyond despair. Beyond prayer. Standing on the banks of the River Shannon, Molly makes a decision that will change her life in ways she can’t begin to imagine.
Will Molly be able to live with her decision? Or has she made the greatest mistake of her life?
