Ireland in the 1840s is in the grip of a terrible famine.
Robert Dunbar Awards for Under the Hawthorn Tree 1991 International Reading Association Award 1991 Reading Association of Ireland Award 1993 (Shortlisted for) Österreichischer Kinder und Jugendbuchpreis 1994 (Shortlisted for) Le Prix Litteraire du Roman pour Enfants.
Children\'s Books in Ireland Three novels which, in my opinion, must be counted among the very highest achievements of contemporary children\'s writing - from Ireland or elsewhere.
Books Ireland Brings to a satisfying conclusion one of the undoubted achievements of contemporary Irish children\'s literature.
Highly recommended.
Pace and style keep the pages turning, and you are filled with a sense of wanting more at the end.
Sunday Times Not a word, spoken or unspoken, nor an emotion, is wasted.
Beautiful and moving...historically true and fictionally vivid.
Join siblings Eily, Michael, and Peggy on their incredible journey as they overcome tragedy, famine, and poverty to make their way in a dangerous new world.
Winner of many awards and accolades, these are all-time classics in historical fiction for children.
Marita Conlon-McKenna\'s Children of the Famine series brings to life as never before the Great Famine of 1840s Ireland and the immigrations that followed.
One of the greatest historical fiction adventures in children\'s literature.
Their only hope is to find the great-aunts they have heard about in their mother\'s stories.
When their father and mother go missing in a desperate search for food, the three O\'Driscoll children are left to fend for themselves.
Ireland in the 1840s is in the grip of a terrible famine
