{"product_id":"the-famine-orphans-paperback","title":"The Famine Orphans - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatricia Falvey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vividly told, triumphant story that follows one of the thousands of young Irish women shipped to Australia after the Famine as part of the Earl Grey Scheme, whose indomitable bravery in an exotic, danger-laden land helped shape a new country. For readers of Ellen Marie Wiseman, Sarah Loudin Thomas, Amanda Skenandore and Marie Benedict. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey survived Ireland's Great Hunger to build a new society in untamed Australia . . .\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e1848: \u003c\/i\u003e The girls, 4,000 in all, come from every part of Ireland--from the shores of Galway to the Glens of Ulster and Belfast's teeming streets--to board ships bound for Australia. All were chosen from Ireland's crowded workhouses. Most are orphans. The Earl Grey Scheme was presented as an opportunity for young women to gain employment as domestic servants in the Colony. But there is another, unstated purpose--the girls are to \"civilize\" the many men sent there as convicts, so that settlements can be built. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKate Gilvarry has spent six months in a Newry workhouse, subsisting on a diet of watery porridge. She knows there's no future for her either within its walls or outside, in a ravaged, starving land. But once Kate's ship completes the harrowing voyage, she and her companions find their reception in Sydney dismayingly unwelcoming, as anti-Irish sentiment grows. Homesick, and disillusioned by love following a shipboard crush, Kate strives to fit in, first as the servant of a demanding English woman, then as a farmer's bride in the Outback. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen heat and drought force her husband to leave for long periods to work on a sheep ranch, Kate is left alone to fend off wild animals, drifters, and her aching loneliness. She longs to return to Ireland. But first, this beautiful, unforgiving country will teach her about resilience and survival, and the limitless possibilities that come with courage and love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvocative and compelling, \u003ci\u003eThe Famine Orphans\u003c\/i\u003e is a testament to the young women whose pioneering spirit left an enduring legacy in a land so far from home.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatricia Falvey\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Yellow House, The Linen Queen, The Girls of Ennismore\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Titanic Sisters. \u003c\/i\u003eBorn in Northern Ireland, she immigrated alone to the United States at the age of twenty. She now lives in Dallas, Texas and is a member of The Writers' Garret, The Dallas Institute for Humanities and Culture, and The Irish American Society Book Club of Dallas. Visit Patricia online at PatriciaFalveyBooks.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 27, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43153771167807,"sku":"9781496748133","price":22.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/SzYAY3cQoq9781496748133.webp?v=1776950659","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-famine-orphans-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}