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Books go search hello select your address best sellers todays deals. An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. May 01, 2003 a bumptious epic about a new worldbound ship star of the sea, full of raging immigrants, conflicted aristocrats, and a flinteyed murderer its the tumultuous year of 1847 when oconnor s gallimaufry of characters board a coffin ship bound from ireland to new york. The first edition of the novel was published in march 8th 2004, and was written by joseph o connor. His historical fiction epic star of the sea chronicles the chaos aboard a leaky ship voyaging from ireland to new york during the harsh winter of 1847, and was selected as a summer 2003 pick in our discover great new writers program. We have thirtyseven crew, 40212 ordinary steerage passengers a child being reckoned in the usual way as one half of one adult passenger and fifteen in the firstclass quarters or. Pdf star of the sea book by joseph oconnor free download. Star of the sea by joseph o connor essay 1478 words 6 pages.

Jan 25, 2003 star of the sea by joseph oconnor 436pp, secker. The star of the sea by joseph oconnor, 2004, vintage edition, in english. In the bitter winter of 1847, from an ireland torn by famine and i. Exceptional roman catholic and anglocatholic books preserving the intellectual, aesthetic, and liturgical memory of the church. Like they had far more in common than either realised. Joseph o connor speaks with an advanced voice in this historical seafaring masterpiece. An taibhdhearc, galway joseph oconnor s 2004 novel doesnt exactly beg for the stage. Joseph oconnors impressive historical novel, star of the sea. Thus the story feels more authentic, as dixon uses excerpts from the captains log and bits and pieces from his own unpublished novel, along with other similarly clever literary. Star of the sea by joseph oconnor took center stage.

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Joseph oconnor was born in 1963 eldest of four children raised in dublin. Among them are a maidservant with a devastating secret, bankrupt lord merridith and his family, an aspiring novelist and a maker. In the bitter winter of 1847, from an ireland torn by famine and injustice, the star of the sea sets sail for newyork. Star of the sea is a historical novel by the irish writer joseph oconnor published in 2004. Sep 05, 2011 joseph oconnor is a talented writer who has delivered a rollicking good story. The story also covers the irish potato famine, and introduces us to several superb characters, in a brutal class system, on this winter voyage from ireland to new york in the bleak winter of 1847. Joseph oconnors impressive historical novel, star of the sea, examines the unsettled personal tragedies among a group of interrelated characters and their difficulties in disregarding the past.

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Star of the sea by joseph oconnor, random house uk. In the book star of the sea, written by author joseph oconnor, he states they had far more in common than either realised. Winter 1847, the star of the sea sets sail from ireland for new york. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading a. As urgently contemporary as it is historical, this exciting and compassionate novel builds with the pace of a thriller to a stunning conclusion. Set in the time of the great famine in ireland, it tells the story of those individuals aboard the star of the sea as they travel towards the promised land of america. For businessonly pricing, quantity discounts and free shipping. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read star of the sea. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 432 pages and is available in paperback format. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. On board are a handful of firstclass passengers, including an american journalist the novels chief narrator, an impoverished syphilitic irish landlord with his. Lord merridith and his family board the titular ship in 1847, bound for new york, leaving behind an ireland devastated by famine and strife. Star of the sea became an international number one bestseller, selling more than 800,000 copies in a year.

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