by PeterBehrens (Author)
Ireland, 1846. A boy on a life-changing journey which lives in the mind long after the final page. It is 1846, the height of the Great Hunger, and young Fergus is forced to grow up fast. Following the destruction of his home, he loses not only his family but everything he has ever loved. So begins an epic journey from innocence to experience that takes him from the west coast of Ireland to the docks and bordellos of Liverpool, and across the Atlantic. Along his journey he will meet bandit chiefs and railway navvies, 'pearl boys' and daring girls, and the willful Molly, who will teach him the ways of the world.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
Edition: Main
Publisher: Canongate Books
Published: 01 May 2008
ISBN 10: 1847670857
ISBN 13: 9781847670854
Book Overview: Powerful, sweeping, cinematic story from an award-winning author