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Vintage 21
Joseph O'Connor
ISBN: 9780099563099
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Vintage
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In the bitter winter of 1847, The Star of the Sea sets sail from Ireland for New York. All the passengers are in search of a new home in the Promised land, each is yet connected more deeply than they can possibly know... and a camouflaged killer is stalking the decks, hungry for vengeance and absolution.
In the bitter winter of 1847, The Star of the Sea sets sail from Ireland for New York. Amongst the passengers are a maidservant with a devastating secret, bankrupt Lord Merridith and his family, an aspiring novelist and a maker of revolutionary ballads. All in search of a new home in the Promised land, each is yet connected more deeply than they can possibly know...and a camouflaged killer is stalking the decks, hungry for vengeance and absolution.
| ISBN | 0099563096 | | Pages | 432 | | ISBN13 | 9780099563099
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 410 | | Publisher | Vintage | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Vintage | | Height (mm) | 198 | | Format | Paperback | | Width (mm) | 130 | | Publication date | 04 Aug 2011 | | Spine width (mm) | 32 | | DEWEY | 823.92 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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"Sensitive, thoughtful and rich with the spoils of its author's plunder of the past." -- "Irish Independent""His most substantial and impressive novel to date." -- "Irish Times"Praise for Joseph O'Connor's "Inishowen" "This is a tremendous book; affecting, intelligent, ironic, humane and utterly convincing. It is also extremely funny." -- "Spectator""His writing is terrific." -- Roddy Doyle  Be the first to write a customer review
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