Family Secrets...Hidden in the Shadows of Time - Softcover

Rafferty, Virginia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1518645496 ISBN 13: 9781518645495

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

Trapped and suffocated by the unending hardships of peasant life, Erzsi can do little but dream. That is, until the opportunity to make an exodus to the New World presents itself, and she makes the impossible choice to vie for a better life, far away from Hungary. Without a husband, she is eager to seek out love and marriage, but it could come at great cost. With the wonders of discovery comes the dangers of seduction, and the man she comes to love may not be all he seems. Forsaking her past for a better future and her family for the possibility of creating a new one, "Family Secrets...Hidden in the Shadows of Time" encapsulates the complex struggles of the 19th century immigrants, but also the enduring, stalwart spirit that allowed them to give up all they had and strike out into the unknown. With direct inspiration from the lives of Virginia Rafferty's Hungarian ancestors, "Family Secrets...Hidden in the Shadows of Time" brings a unique, highly personal twist to the genre, one that absolutely cannot be missed.

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About the Author

Virginia Rafferty, earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Merrimack College and a Master's Degree from Antioch New England Graduate School. She was a middle school science teacher for thirty two years and has a daughter, son-in-law, and two granddaughters. She began her quest for her ancestors in 2008 when she retired. Using family stories, census records, and obituaries she soon learned that there was a long hidden family secret. Her novel, "Family Secrets... Hidden in the Shadows of Time", is an attempt to understand the events in 1882 which led to a family scandal and was hidden in the shadows of time for over one hundred years.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1518645496
• ISBN 13: 9781518645495
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 354