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One lie changes a family’s path for generations—and finally brings them back to Ireland, in this saga by the author of The Devil’s Own.
In May 1917 the Americans sailed into Cork to join the Great War. When they left two years later, they brought their war brides with them, including Lizzie McCarthy. Still reeling from the tragic death of her sister Maggie, Lizzie leaves Ireland hoping for a better life with her new husband Ed Anderson.
Lizzie soon finds that America is not the land of opportunity she thought it was. Despite the obstacles in her path, she makes a good life for herself and her family. Ed’s sisters become her closest friends and allies. At home, Ireland’s bloody civil war ends. Lizzie’s brother Jimmy joins her and becomes part of the family until he feels compelled to return to a new independent Ireland.
But another conflict is on the horizon, and as their family grows and plants roots in America,...]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2024 15:56:36 +0300 https://library.land/maria-mcdonald/663966-the_devils_own_a_tantalising_historical_mystery.html https://library.land/maria-mcdonald/663966-the_devils_own_a_tantalising_historical_mystery.html
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A set of century-old diaries found in an attic draws an Irish couple into a tale of murder and madness, in this absorbing new suspense.
After forty years in the Irish army, Brian is looking forward to retiring and spending time with his wife—though he worries about adjusting to civilian life. While clearing the attic before they move house, he makes a discovery: three journals dating back to the early twentieth century.
One was written by Arthur, an ex-Connaught Ranger; another by Arthur's wife, Edith, a colonel's daughter; and the third by Henry, a British soldier and Arthur's best friend.
Brian and his wife are soon engrossed in reading the diaries and following the intertwined stories of these three people from the past. But it soon becomes chillingly clear that these diaries contain more than the daily adventures of ordinary lives. Because one of the three is a killer . . .]]> Sat, 26 Apr 1997 16:15:31 +0300 https://library.land/maria-mcdonald/663965-tangled_webs_a_brand_new_spellbinding_historical_fiction_novel.html https://library.land/maria-mcdonald/663965-tangled_webs_a_brand_new_spellbinding_historical_fiction_novel.html
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One lie changes a family’s path for generations—and finally brings them back to Ireland, in this saga by the author of The Devil’s Own.
In May 1917 the Americans sailed into Cork to join the Great War. When they left two years later, they brought their war brides with them, including Lizzie McCarthy. Still reeling from the tragic death of her sister Maggie, Lizzie leaves Ireland hoping for a better life with her new husband Ed Anderson.
Lizzie soon finds that America is not the land of opportunity she thought it was. Despite the obstacles in her path, she makes a good life for herself and her family. Ed’s sisters become her closest friends and allies. At home, Ireland’s bloody civil war ends. Lizzie’s brother Jimmy joins her and becomes part of the family until he feels compelled to return to a new independent Ireland.
But another conflict is on the horizon, and as their family grows and plants roots in America,...]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2024 15:56:36 +0300