by Joseph O'Connor · Vintage · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780099455264
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«Star of the Sea» is a historical novel by Joseph O'Connor, published by Vintage in paperback (432 pages, in English).
In the winter of 1847, the Star of the Sea sets sail from a devastated Ireland bound for New York. Among the passengers are a maid with a devastating secret, the ruined Merridith family, an aspiring novelist and a ballad composer, as well as a killer seeking revenge. The twenty-six-day voyage confronts them with their past.
The novel was published in 2003.
For readers of historical fiction interested in Irish emigration and stories with a thriller backdrop.
Joseph Victor O'Connor is an Irish novelist. His 2002 historical novel Star of the Sea was an international number one bestseller. Before success as an author, he was a journalist with the Sunday Tribune newspaper and Esquire. He is a regular contributor to RTÉ and a member of the Irish artists' association Aosdána.
