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ISBN:	0156029669 (ISBN13: 9780156029667)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	Atlantic Ocean,1847
Literary Awards:	Prix Littéraire Européen - Madeleine Zepter (2003), Prix Millepages Award for Foreign Fiction (2003)

Star of the Sea

Joseph O'Connor

Paperback | Pages: 432 pages

Rating: 3.99 | 6625 Users | 594 Reviews

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Title	:	Star of the Sea
Author	:	Joseph O'Connor
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 432 pages
Published	:	March 8th 2004 by Mariner Books
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Cultural. Ireland. European Literature. Irish Literature. Mystery

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In the bitter winter of 1847, from an Ireland torn by famine and injustice, the Star of the Sea sets sail for NewYork. On board are hundreds of refugees, some optimistic, many more desperate. Among them are a maid with a devastating secret, the bankrupt Lord Merridith, his wife and children, and a killer stalking the decks, hungry for the vengeance that will bring absolution.

This journey will see many lives end, others begin anew. Passionate loves are tenderly recalled, shirked responsibilities regretted too late, and profound relationships shockingly revealed. In this spellbinding tale of tragedy and mercy, love and healing, the farther the ship sails toward the Promised Land, the more her passengers seem moored to a past that will never let them go.

As urgently contemporary as it is historical, this exciting and compassionate novel builds with the pace of a thriller to a stunning conclusion.

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This is a terrific work of literature, and I'm not sure why everyone hasn't been talking about it. It was mistakenly shelved in the Nautical Fiction section of my local used bookstore (further evidence of its image problem). It's true that there is a boat involved, but really the book is about the Great Hunger in Ireland and the emigration to America that it spawned. This book is an example of the ways that literature can sometimes be the most effective vehicle to understand history, but its

This a great story about the Irish people during the potato famine and how they immigrated to America for a better life. Even though this was in the 1840's, it is so relevant today. We tend to think of the terrible things happening to people trying to flee the horrible conditions in their homeland and trying to come to America as something new. It is not. We just repeat the same mistakes over and over. It was an eye opener realizing we as people have not come very far.

A brilliant novel that roams far beyond the boundaries of the ship upon which it's set, Star of the Sea is a gripping tale of murder, revenge, cruelty and love set against the backdrop of The Famine. It's so well written that the complex structure of the book seems natural and the shifting perspectives of the narrative effortless. The three main characters are so well developed and realized that they command your attention from the first page, and the secondary characters are always more than

MUST READ for all that love good book and Irish literature... :) This book got many awards (for very good reason) and the one that makes me very very very very proud of being its Serbian editor... Among my Top 15 titles I've signed as editor... :) True masterpiece!



Although the history of Ireland is rife with dramatic events, there is none more tragic than the Great Famine. In the middle of the 19th century the Emerald Isle was hit by Phytophthora infestans - more commonly known as the potato blight - which also plundered crops across continental Europe, where the 1840's became known as the Hungry Forties. Thousands of people died of starvation as they did not have any other staple food source. But the continental famine is a drop in the ocean when it

Perhaps the most clichéd book I have read in years. A begorrah tale of Old Ireland. Terrible prose, and even worse dialogue. I've read many Irish novels, but this is the worst. Extremely disappointing, given all the positive reviews I have seen. It may be charming to people who don't have any idea of Irish history, or any idea of good storytelling. Have you ever seen Far and Away, PS I Love You, the Matchmaker, or any of those faux-Irish nonsense films? Well, this is so much worse. I only stayed