Irish Fever - Gillott, Ann Lynn
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Leaving her loving family behind, seventeen-year-old Oonagh seeks to escape the potato famine in 19th century Ireland and make a better life for herself in England. However, life in the industrialised mill town of North West England was far removed from the emerald-green fields of her homeland. Social unrest and squalid housing conditions along with religious intolerance lead to a raging street battle between the Irish immigrants and the English. The story follows a pregnant Oonagh's struggles and sufferings in the overcrowded disease-ridden north west town, until she overcomes prejudice and hardship and finally finds friendship and true love.…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
Leaving her loving family behind, seventeen-year-old Oonagh seeks to escape the potato famine in 19th century Ireland and make a better life for herself in England. However, life in the industrialised mill town of North West England was far removed from the emerald-green fields of her homeland. Social unrest and squalid housing conditions along with religious intolerance lead to a raging street battle between the Irish immigrants and the English. The story follows a pregnant Oonagh's struggles and sufferings in the overcrowded disease-ridden north west town, until she overcomes prejudice and hardship and finally finds friendship and true love.
Autorenporträt
Having been treated for breast cancer aged forty, Ann attended her local college to study for A-levels in order to occupy her mind. On receiving her exam results, her tutor arranged an appointment for her at the nearest university and she went on to study for a BA (Hons) in History with experience of writing, graduating at the age of forty-nine. During research for her degree, Ann stumbled across a newspaper article from the 19th century which is the germ of her story. She survived a serious stroke aged sixty-two and was determined to write the story that had been evolving in her mind.