The Irish Milliner (4) (Norah McCabe) - Softcover

Neale, Cynthia G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1611793807 ISBN 13: 9781611793802

Publisher: Fireship Press, 2017

Synopsis

It is New York City and the Civil War is brewing. Norah McCabe, an Irish immigrant who escaped the Famine as a child, is now a young widow with a daughter. She is a milliner, struggling to survive in tumultuous times. Norah meets Abraham Lincoln, befriends the extraordinary African-American woman Elizabeth Jennings, and assists the Underground Railroad. She falls headlong in love with Edward M. Knox, son of the famous hat-maker Charles Knox, but he is lace curtain Irish and she is shanty Irish. Edward joins the 69th regiment and leaves for battle. Can their love endure through class differences and war?

This is a story of survival, intrigue, romance, as well as, exploring the conflict of Irish immigrants thrust into a war that threatened to destroy a nation. It is about an Irish-American woman who could be any immigrant today, any woman today, seeking to create beauty and make sense of her life.

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Review:

“Suddenly the Civil War seems very relevant and Cynthia Neale does a great job of focusing on the role of the Irish in the conflict. And it's great fun to be in touch with her wonderful character, Norah McCabe, again!” ~Mary Pat Kelly, author of Galway Bay and Of Irish Blood

 

“Cynthia Neale's beautifully written well-researched novel is a gift for our times. To witness the immigrant experience at a tumultuous period in our history through the eyes of The Irish Milliner and Norah McCabe softens the heart, expands the mind, and drives home once again Burke's quote, ‘Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it.’” ~Joanna Rush, actor, playwright, author of Asking For It

About this edition

• Publisher: Fireship Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1611793807
• ISBN 13: 9781611793802
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 276