![]() I would like to thank my husband James, and my children Amanda, Laura, Fiona and James for their love and encouragement. ‘The same good strong writing as is evidenced inįor all those who have sailed across stormy seas to find a new life Pace and style keep the pages turning, and you are filled with a sense of wanting more at the end. Conlon-McKenna has crafted this book … not a word, spoken or unspoken, nor an emotion, is wasted. ‘As gripping a story as the original, embracing not just a sense of place – Ireland – but a sense of time and history. What will Peggy find when she gets to the New World? And will she ever see her homeland and her beloved sister and brother again? ![]() Crossing the Atlantic takes six long, uncomfortable weeks. ![]() Now she sets out on another dangerous and frightening journey – to America. When she was only seven, Peggy made a terrifying journey, with her sister Eily and brother Michael, through famine-torn Ireland. ![]()
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