The Star of the Sea in Stellenbosch, Western Cape for sale
Tema:
Fiction
Soort:
Intrigue
Condition : Good
Thrilling and full of suspense, this is a novel of Ireland set on a New York-bound ocean liner.
In the spring of 1847, from an Ireland torn by disaster and injustice, the Star of the Sea sets sail for New York. On board are hundreds of hopeful emigrants, some brimming with optimism, many more desperate to get away and start afresh in the New World. Among them are a maidservant nursing a devastating secret; the bankrupt Lord Merridith and his family; an aspiring novelist; a writer of revolutionary ballads -- all braving the Atlantic in search of a new beginning. Each is connected more deeply than they can possibly know. Also stalking the decks is a killer, hungry for the vengeance that alone will bring absolution.
The voyage of almost four weeks will see some lives end and others begin anew, and so much time to reflect on the life left behind; passionate loves tenderly recalled, ducked responsibilities now regretted, the shocking realization of a deep relationship where once it seemed there was nothing. In this spellbinding story of tragedy and mercy, love and healing, the further the ship sails towards the Promised Land, the more her passengers seemed moored to a past which will not let them go. This is a novel that is both urgently contemporary in its preoccupations, and historically revealing. It is a gripping and compassionate tale, building with the pace of a thriller to an unforgettable conclusion.
A page-turner of a masterpiece. Don't miss it Daily Mail 20040210 Stunningly accomplished Guardian 20040210 A triumph...A spectacular breakthrough...it raises the bar for contemporary Irish fiction Sunday Times 20040210 A terrific story... A stealthily gripping narrative Daily Telegraph 20040210 This is Joseph O'Connor's best book. It is shocking, hilarious, beautifully written, and very, very clever -- Roddy Doyle
Joseph O'Connor was born in Dublin. His novels include Cowboys and Indians (Whitbread Prize shortlist), Star of the Sea (Irish Post Award for Fiction, France's Prix Millepages, Prix Madeleine Zepter for European Novel of the Year), Redemption Falls, and Ghost Light (Dublin One City One Book Novel, 2011). In 2012 he won the Irish PEN Award for Outstanding Achievement in Literature. His work has been published in thirty-five languages.
Bibliographic information
Title Star of the Sea
Author Joseph O'Connor
Edition illustrated, Paperback
Publisher Vintage, 2004
ISBN 0099469626, 9780099469629
Length 410 pages
Subjects Fiction?Mystery & Detective?General
Fiction / General
Fiction / Historical
