Star of the Sea: Farewell to Old Ireland
by O'CONNOR, Joseph
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0436255561
- ISBN 13
- 9780436255564
- Seller
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London, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Secker and Warburg, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. xxi, 410 p. 23 cm. B&w illustrations. Burgundy cloth in mylar-covered dustjacket.
Synopsis
Star of the Sea is a historical novel by the Irish writer Joseph O'Connor published in 2004. The novel is set in 1847 against the backdrop of the Irish famine. The "Star of the Sea" of the title is a famine ship, making the journey from Ireland to New York. Aboard are hundreds of refugees, most of them with humble and desperate backgrounds.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Attic Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 132165
- Title
- Star of the Sea: Farewell to Old Ireland
- Author
- O'CONNOR, Joseph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0436255561
- ISBN 13
- 9780436255564
- Publisher
- Secker and Warburg
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- Literature, Mystery
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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