false 16390 0 0 356289 0862782066 9780862782061 5 <![CDATA[Under the Hawthorn Tree]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174053738m/356289.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/356289.Under_the_Hawthorn_Tree 4.28 64 16390 3.78 274 38 676155 0765305135 9780765305138 10 <![CDATA[The Magdalen]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177030844m/676155.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/676155.The_Magdalen 3.64 58
At the mercy of nuns, and working mostly in silence alongside the other 'Maggies,' Esther spends her days in the steamy, sweatshop atmosphere of the laundry. It is a grim existence, but Esther has little choice--the convent is her only refuge, and its orphanage will provide shelter for her newborn child.

Yet despite the harsh reality of her life, Esther gains support from this isolated community of women. Learning through the experiences and the mistakes of the other 'Maggies,' she begins to recognize her own strengths and determination to survive. She recognizes, too, that it will take every ounce of courage to realize her dream of a new life for her and her child beyond they grey walls of the Holy Saints Convent.
]]> 16390 3.78 274 38 1780461 086278283X 9780862782832 3 <![CDATA[Wildflower Girl]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188234713m/1780461.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1780461.Wildflower_Girl 3.88 33 16390 3.78 274 38 1173634 086278509X 9780862785093 2 <![CDATA[Fields of Home]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181634942m/1173634.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1173634.Fields_of_Home 3.78 23 16390 3.78 274 38 1390210 0553817892 9780553817898 6 <![CDATA[The Hat Shop on the Corner]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183215715m/1390210.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1390210.The_Hat_Shop_on_the_Corner 3.24 17 16390 3.78 274 38 738432 0862788870 9780862788872 2 <![CDATA[A Girl Called Blue]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177874506m/738432.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/738432.A_Girl_Called_Blue 3.90 10 16390 3.78 274 38 2328215 0862783054 9780862783051 0 <![CDATA[The Blue Horse]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2328215.The_Blue_Horse 4.00 9 16390 3.78 274 38 1339642 6 <![CDATA[The Magdalen Prisoner of God: Neraka di Rumah Tuhan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182856073m/1339642.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1339642.The_Magdalen_Prisoner_of_God_Neraka_di_Rumah_Tuhan 2.77 13 16390 3.78 274 38 1225078 0862784220 9780862784225 0 <![CDATA[Safe Harbour]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182029304m/1225078.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1225078.Safe_Harbour 3.00 7 16390 3.78 274 38 6511860 1402219083 9781402219085 0 <![CDATA[The Fields of Home]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6511860-the-fields-of-home 4.67 3 One of the greatest historical fiction adventures in children's literature.

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. Winner of many awards and accolades, these are all-time classics in historical fiction for children. 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.

" Beautiful and moving...historically true and fictionally vivid."-Sunday Times
" Not a word, spoken or unspoken, nor an emotion, is wasted. Pace and style keep the pages turning, and you are filled with a sense of wanting more at the end. Highly recommended." -Books Ireland
" Brings to a satisfying conclusion one of the undoubted achievements of contemporary Irish children's literature." -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." -Robert Dunbar

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