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Changing Skies

ByAlrene Hughes

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These characters speak from the heart – the pain and excitement of leaving, the struggle to find work and raise a family and always the longing for home that never goes away. A Cork man drawn into the gangs of 19th century Manchester finds an unlikely escape from his criminal life. A navvy, ‘Sure, didn’t we build England for them,’ is moved by tragedy to make something of himself. A young woman arrives in England expecting the excitement she’s read about in magazines, but her matchmaker cousin has other ideas . . . Those who crossed the sea carried not only their dreams of a better life, but the strength and good humour to adapt and survive. These fifteen stories portray with precision and honesty the experience of Irish immigrants–focusing on moments of passion, stark reality, and that eternal conflict between where they belong and where they live.

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Publication Date
Jul 11, 2014
Language
English
ISBN
9781291927337
Category
Fiction
Copyright
All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
Contributors
By (author): Alrene Hughes

Specifications

Pages
71
Binding
Perfect Bound
Interior Color
Black & White
Dimensions
A5 (5.83 x 8.27 in / 148 x 210 mm)

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