Mary Mcclarey

Long Road, Many Turnings (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"Every journey has to start somewhere. For now, this one starts here..."

Long Road, Many Turnings is a family saga spanning four generations. It is the book for anyone who ever wanted to trace their ancestry and discover how their family really lived throughout the first half of the 20th Century.

Although a work of fiction, Celtic author Mary retells her own family story, achieving a mixture of drama, humour and historical events. Exploring scandal, heartbreak and danger through interrelated characters-including Roisin and Deirdre in 1907- to Ellen and Agnes in 1951.

Starting with two chapters focussed on the Drimoleague area of West Cork the reader subsequently experiences life across Northern Ireland, London and Wales. Chapters include the second world war, with storylines focussing on two different aspects-childhood evacuation to Wales and the issues and dramas encountered by working alongside Black-American soldiers in WW2 Northern Ireland. These illustrate war's unexpected impact on everyday life. There are also chapters depicting the post and the inter-war years, times which had their own challenges. Each character's story intriguingly slips into the background of the next thus readers are constantly provided with fresh themes and new characters. The writing is entertaining, touching on gender and cultural misunderstandings alongside a fast-moving storyline. It is accessible, friendly and down-to-earth.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Mary Mcclarey
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798201806439
• Artikelnr.: 62575553

Autorenporträt

Mary is the author of three novels 'Long Road, Many Turnings' and 'Time for a Change' were her first two, 'Another Mother's Child' completes the trilogy. She is also a prizewinner of the 2020 Fish flash fiction competition. Now living in Devon she describes herself as a hybrid Irish-European. Born and brought up in Northern Ireland, her grandmother's family originate in West Cork, which is the setting of the first two chapters of this novel. Her career as a Midwife and Health Visitor as well as her fascination with people has enriched her writing. Mary hopes her novels generate an understanding of how different characters respond to their life challenges, stimulating a reaction in readers which touches their own feelings and experiences. Although her feet are planted in England her mind is constantly travelling elsewhere, often to the irritation of those who have to live with her. Find out more about Mary at http://marymcclareyauthor. co.uk.