| The Girl Who Came Home: A Novel of the Titanic Contributor(s): Gaynor, Hazel (Author), Kelly-Eiding, Connor (Read by), Kerr, Alana (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1483003027 ISBN-13: 9781483003023 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $35.99 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: April 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Sea Stories |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.2" W x 5.8" (0.50 lbs) |
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| Publisher Description: A voyage across the ocean becomes the odyssey of a lifetime for a young Irish woman. . . . Ireland, 1912 . . . Fourteen members of a small village set sail on RMS Titanic, hoping to find a better life in America. For seventeen-year-old Maggie Murphy, the journey is bittersweet. Though her future lies in an unknown new place, her heart remains in Ireland with S amus, the sweetheart she left behind. When disaster strikes, Maggie is one of the few passengers in steerage to survive. Waking up alone in a New York hospital, she vows never to speak of the terror and panic of that fateful night again. Chicago, 1982 . . . Adrift after the death of her father, Grace Butler struggles to decide what comes next. When her great-grandmother Maggie shares the painful secret about Titanic that she's harbored for almost a lifetime, the revelation gives Grace new direction--and leads both her and Maggie to unexpected reunions with those they thought lost long ago. Inspired by true events, The Girl Who Came Home poignantly blends fact and fiction to explore the Titanic tragedy's impact and its lasting repercussions on survivors and their descendants. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gaynor, Hazel: - Hazel Gaynor is an author and freelance writer in Ireland and the UK and was the recipient of the Cecil Day Lewis Award for Emerging Writers in 2012. Originally from North Yorkshire, England, she now lives in Ireland with her husband, two young children, and an accident-prone cat. Kelly-Eiding, Connor: -Connor Kelly-Eiding is an LA native and a graduate of the University of Southern California's BFA Acting Program. She has been seen onstage all across Los Angeles, with such troupes as the Mechanicals Theatre Group, Four Clowns, and Antaeus Classical Theatre Company. She has also provided voice over narration for numerous audiobooks and is known for her role in the television series House of Lies. Kerr, Alana: -Alana Kerr Collins is an Earphones Award-winning audiobook narrator. She is also an actor, puppeteer, and singer who studied at the Impulse Company in London and earned a BA in drama and English at the University of Dublin, Trinity College. She starred in the short films Rachel 9000, The Deal, and Veritas and has appeared in several television series, including Emu and Big City Park. |