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From the Slaney to the Yukon
A Tale of love set against the backdrop of history, and two rivers, the Slaney and the Yukon, and the ghosts that forever drift upon their waters.
Social and religious bigotry of 1890`s Ireland compels George Warren of Castleboro, Enniscorthy to disinherit his eldest daughters Beatrice and Margaret for marrying the Doyle brothers Jim and Jack, Catholics, and railroad workers from Palace, Clonroche, setting in train a series of events that would alter his family irrevocably and forever.
William Warren, George`s only son and heir, unable to accept the intolerance of his parents and the community he grew up in, takes the decision to leave his prejudiced homeland and head with his friend Sam Kidd for the freedom of Alaska and the promise of the gold fields of the Yukon.
Lydia Warren, Sam Kidd`s sweetheart and William`s youngest sister, and Molly Doyle, sister to Jim and Jack and William`s love interest, agree to join them on a life changing journey that will take them from the decadence and debauchery of Belgravia and high society London to the danger and degradation of Hell`s Kitchen, the Five Points, Satan`s Circus, and the Irish slums of 1897 New York to the vast, wildness of Alaska and the frenzied yellow fever of the saloons, camps, and brothels, of the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898.
Their American dream of love, wealth, and happiness is shattered and scattered to the winds of time by murder, rape, death, disease, and degradation, until a chance encounter on an Alaskan cruise ship and the discovery of an old wooden trunk, finally lays their ghosts to rest in the love and peace, they have been desperately seeking for over a hundred years.
"An absolutely enthralling novel. Gripping to the very last page.
Maria Nolan is an exceptional writer who has the gift of bringing history to life."
Caroline Busher, Irish Times Best Selling Author
Social and religious bigotry of 1890`s Ireland compels George Warren of Castleboro, Enniscorthy to disinherit his eldest daughters Beatrice and Margaret for marrying the Doyle brothers Jim and Jack, Catholics, and railroad workers from Palace, Clonroche, setting in train a series of events that would alter his family irrevocably and forever.
William Warren, George`s only son and heir, unable to accept the intolerance of his parents and the community he grew up in, takes the decision to leave his prejudiced homeland and head with his friend Sam Kidd for the freedom of Alaska and the promise of the gold fields of the Yukon.
Lydia Warren, Sam Kidd`s sweetheart and William`s youngest sister, and Molly Doyle, sister to Jim and Jack and William`s love interest, agree to join them on a life changing journey that will take them from the decadence and debauchery of Belgravia and high society London to the danger and degradation of Hell`s Kitchen, the Five Points, Satan`s Circus, and the Irish slums of 1897 New York to the vast, wildness of Alaska and the frenzied yellow fever of the saloons, camps, and brothels, of the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898.
Their American dream of love, wealth, and happiness is shattered and scattered to the winds of time by murder, rape, death, disease, and degradation, until a chance encounter on an Alaskan cruise ship and the discovery of an old wooden trunk, finally lays their ghosts to rest in the love and peace, they have been desperately seeking for over a hundred years.
"An absolutely enthralling novel. Gripping to the very last page.
Maria Nolan is an exceptional writer who has the gift of bringing history to life."
Caroline Busher, Irish Times Best Selling Author
434 pages, Paperback
Published July 27, 2023
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