Under the Hawthorn Tree - Brossura

Conlon-McKenna, Marita

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0862782066 ISBN 13: 9780862782061

Casa editrice: O'Brien Pr, 1990

Riassunto

During the Great Famine in Ireland in the 1840s, three children are left alone and in danger of being sent to the workhouse, so they set out to find the great-aunts they remember from their mother's stories.

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Recensione

'makes a whole part of our history come alive, while it still remains a thrilling adventure tale.' -- RTE Guide RTE Guide ' ... beautiful and moving ... historically true and fictionally vivid.' -- The Sunday Times 'A great survival saga' -- Irish Independent Irish Independent 'The Great Irish Famine of the 1840s has received more fictional treatment than almost any other period in Irish historical children's books. Writing about the Famine posed new challenges to writers for children. The traditional passivity linked to ideas about famine would need to be overcome by some kind of action. The intense and horrible suffering and disease would need to be confronted truthfully but without lurid sensationalism. Some sense of an ending would need to be provided. In Under the Hawthorn Tree, Marita Conlon-McKenna confronted these problems with honesty and simplicity: the plight of three children becomes a kind of pilgrimage. The search for survival is not merely that, but also a search to sustain family loyalty and preserve memory.' -- The Big Guide to Irish Children's Books 'the powerful story of the survival of three children, alone, and against the odds.' -- Publishing News 'Marita Conlon-Mckenna handles this appalling event in Irish history sensitively but never compromising the truth of hardship and human suffering.' -- Jane Murphy - writeaway.org.uk '(A) vivid picture of the Famine era' 'fascinating and terrifying' --Evening Echo

L'autore

Born in Dublin in 1956 and brought up in Goatstown, Marita went to school at the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Mount Anville, later working in the family business, the bank, and a travel agency. In 1977 she married James McKenna and they have four children, Amanda, Laura, Fiona and James. They live in the Stillorgan area of Dublin. Marita was always fascinated by the Famine period in Irish history and read everything available on the subject. When she heard a radio report of an unmarked children's grave from the Famine period being found under a hawthorn tree, she decided to write her first book, Marita has won several awards, including the International Reading Association Award, the Osterreichischer Kinder und Jugendbuchpreis, the Reading Association of Ireland Award and the Bisto Book of the Year Award.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: O'Brien Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0862782066
• ISBN 13: 9780862782061
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 160
• Disegnatore: Teskey Donald
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile