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Changing Skies - Alrene Hughes - Bog

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These characters speak from the heart - the pain and excitement of leaving, the struggle to find work and raise a family and always the longing for home that never goes away. A Cork man drawn into the gangs of 19th century Manchester finds an unlikely escape from his criminal life. A navvy, 'Sure, didn't we build England for them,' is moved by tragedy to make something of himself. A young woman arrives in England expecting the excitement she's read about in magazines, but her matchmaker cousin has other ideas . . . Those who crossed the sea carried not only their dreams of a better life, but the strength and good humour to adapt and survive. These fifteen stories portray with precision and honesty the experience of Irish immigrants-focusing on moments of passion, stark reality, and that eternal conflict between where they belong and where they live.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781291927337
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 71
  • Udgivet:
  • 4. august 2014
  • Størrelse:
  • 209x147x10 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 106 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
Leveringstid: 2-3 uger
Forventet levering: 10. december 2024

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These characters speak from the heart - the pain and excitement of leaving, the struggle to find work and raise a family and always the longing for home that never goes away.
A Cork man drawn into the gangs of 19th century Manchester finds an unlikely escape from his criminal life. A navvy, 'Sure, didn't we build England for them,' is moved by tragedy to make something of himself. A young woman arrives in England expecting the excitement she's read about in magazines, but her matchmaker cousin has other ideas . . .
Those who crossed the sea carried not only their dreams of a better life, but the strength and good humour to adapt and survive.
These fifteen stories portray with precision and honesty the experience of Irish immigrants-focusing on moments of passion, stark reality, and that eternal conflict between where they belong and where they live.

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