Sally from Cork

by Patricia Lynch

When the family she has been staying with in Ireland goes to America, Sally journeys by boat to London where she begins a new life with her sister and brother.

216 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Patricia Lynch (c. 1894–1972) was an Irish writer of children's literature and a journalist. She was the author of some 48 novels and 200 short stories. She is best known for blending Irish rural life and fantasy fiction. [From wikipedia]

Reviews

[Charlotte]

A pleasant read, mostly because lots of unrealistic things happen that make life as poor Irish emigrants in post WW II London really nice for Sally and her siblings (though they are "poor" they don't want for anything they need, they have place to live with multiple bedrooms and a large window looking out at the harbor, the school is nice, the community is nice, and Kitty the big sister has a pleasant job with a boss who is looking out for her).