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The Cavanah Family #1
The Rag Maiden
Ireland, 1948
The potato famine has left the Cavanagh family destitute. Kitty and Peter manage to secure tickets for America - seeking hope in an unknown land.
But still fortune will not favour them. On a terrifying crossing of the Irish Sea, Peter vanishes, and with him their tickets.
Now, Kitty and her young family are stranded in Liverpool - with not a penny to their name. Facing prejudice and distrust, they move to Blackburn, where the welcome is no warmer, but Kitty at least can gather rags and scraps to exchange for a coin or two. She refuses to give up hope - on finding Peter, on getting to America.
But Kitty knows they are just one bad day away from the evils of the workhouse . . .
The potato famine has left the Cavanagh family destitute. Kitty and Peter manage to secure tickets for America - seeking hope in an unknown land.
But still fortune will not favour them. On a terrifying crossing of the Irish Sea, Peter vanishes, and with him their tickets.
Now, Kitty and her young family are stranded in Liverpool - with not a penny to their name. Facing prejudice and distrust, they move to Blackburn, where the welcome is no warmer, but Kitty at least can gather rags and scraps to exchange for a coin or two. She refuses to give up hope - on finding Peter, on getting to America.
But Kitty knows they are just one bad day away from the evils of the workhouse . . .
328 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 4, 2024
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January 14, 2024
Enjoyed this book and to be fair I have never been disappointed with any of this authors books. This is the story of the Cavanah family who leave Ireland after a failed harvest and been turned out of their home by the landlord. He gives them money to travel to Liverpool and then tickets to sail for America, during the journey from Ireland to Liverpool tragedy strikes when the ship they are on sinks. Kitty and her 4 children are trying to get into a rescue ship, all the 4 children manage it but when Kitty jumps with her newborn she falls into the water.
No more clues, well worth the read to here about the tales of this family
Enjoy
No more clues, well worth the read to here about the tales of this family
Enjoy
April 27, 2024
Collecting tags and nails to live
I quite enjoyed this book it found it rather long in the feeling and found myself skipping quite a lot. However I liked a kind of nice ending for Kitty
I quite enjoyed this book it found it rather long in the feeling and found myself skipping quite a lot. However I liked a kind of nice ending for Kitty
January 17, 2024
What a story, full of hardship for a family of Irish immigrants, proving that above all Family is everything, as it should be!!
August 26, 2024
The START OF A NEW SERIES
I thoroughly enjoyed the first book in this series. I can't wait to starting next book. It is a good story.
I thoroughly enjoyed the first book in this series. I can't wait to starting next book. It is a good story.
May 30, 2025
A very interesting book by Libby Ashworth on how the Irish immigrants were treated upon landing in England in 19th Century.
September 27, 2025
The book is very good and is about the hardships of the Irish potato famine and how a family come over to England and find they are not welcome and what work they have to do
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