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Is love enough for a mother who must be separated from her son? Having escaped a violent childhood, Enya is safe living with her husband's powerful clan. When her long-awaited son is born, she must fulfill a vow made in desperation-the boy is dedicated to God and goes to live with the local priest. Still, she clings to the hope that the church's influence will eradicate any trace of her bloodline's temperament. The monks rename him Columcille, which means Dove of the Church. In a prophetic dream, Enya learns her son will grow in power and influence, and her heart is at peace. But while Enya understands her son's influence will be for the good of the church, others believe the prophecy predicts political influence, and try to prevent Columcille from seeking temporal power-though he does not desire it. As he rises to prominence in the church, Columcille's temper erupts when a king's decision goes against him, and he calls his clan to arms. The consequences are more devastating than anyone could have imagined-and changes his life forever. This retelling of the early life of St. Columcille and his mother will usher readers on a fateful journey through ancient Ireland's monastic centers, her wild coastline islands, and the land Columcille believed was filled with holy angels, a place where he felt safe … yet was destined to abandon.

Three generations of Irish American women seek better lives in Boston, in this historical saga of hope, hardship, and love by the author of Lace Curtain. Mary Boland suffered aboard a coffin ship to escape famine and make her way to America. Her daughter, Nellie, was born in South Boston--a beautiful girl, smart enough to graduate from college when few women, let alone women of her background, could. But her glowing future as a teacher is ruined when she becomes pregnant--and she is forced to cope on her own as the baby's father disappears after returning to Ireland to fight for his nation's liberation. Her subsequent rushed marriage to an ambitious politician will throw Nellie's life far off course--and reverberate in her mother's and daughter's lives as well. Nothing will ever be the same in this gripping conclusion to the Daughters of Ireland saga--a tale of poverty and wealth, opportunity and danger, and family and forbidden love set against the tumultuous backdrop of the late nineteenth-century Gilded Age. Praise for Shanty Gold, the first in the Daughters of Ireland trilogy "Charters interweaves many important topics--immigration, civil rights, women's rights--into her exciting novel . . . An evocative portrait of South Boston . . . Gripping." --Kirkus Reviews "The story of a young Irish girl's struggles told with an authentic, historically accurate voice." --Sallie Bissell, author of the Mary Crow series "A wild ride of discovery, romance, and the search for a new way of life . . . with twists and turns along the way." --Susan Blexrud, author of the Fang series