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The Girl from Ballymor

Written by: Kathleen McGurl
Narrated by: Avena Wallace
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Publisher's Summary

What would you sacrifice for your children?         

Ballymor, Ireland, 1847

As famine grips the country, Kitty McCarthy is left widowed and alone. Fighting to keep her two remaining children alive against all odds, Kitty must decide how far she will go to save her family.

Present day

Arriving in Ballymor, Maria is researching her ancestor - Victorian artist Michael McCarthy - and his beloved mother, the mysterious Kitty who disappeared without a trace.

Running from her future, it’s not only answers about the past that Maria hopes to find in Ireland. As her search brings her closer to the truth about Kitty’s fate, Maria must make the biggest decision of her life.

©2020 Kathleen McGurl (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

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Adored!!! Must Read

I adored this story. The characters are well thought out and developed. It allows the reader to gain an insight into Ireland's potato famine and the loss so many experienced. Really touching. I'd listen again multiple times and have considered purchasing a hard copy of this book. Avena does a great job with intination and emotion and accents 💕

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Wonderful story but incredibly sad

Another fabulous story by Kathleen McGurl. I really loved this story and was so drawn in to the characters. I learned so much about the Potato Famine in Ireland. I had heard of it but knew so,little. This book was a real lesson for me. I thought the relationship between Maria and Dan was a bit prolonged and repetitive thus the lower rate for the story. But that wasn’t any sort of drawback at all. I love this authors stories. Just have a couple more to go. Would highly recommend this book but keep the tissue handy!

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  • nancy finnerty moshier
  • 2021-04-18

Loved this book!

This was a charming book that I thoroughly enjoyed listening to. The narrator was great.

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  • Jasmine Robinson
  • 2020-12-23

6 stars

If I could rate 6 or more stars I would. Just a wonderful story that holds your interest. The history intertwined about the hardships in Ireland during the potato famine was incredible. I was truly mesmerized by the characters and the setting and just loved this book.
Narrator was great too

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  • Ekat
  • 2023-09-24

Wonderful story, captivating all the to the end!

This was the second book from this author and this one was just as wonderful! Well done.

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  • Videolady
  • 2023-05-20

This is a great book!!

I appreciate how the author took the time to do so much research ! Thank you.

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  • Scott Loeffler
  • 2021-10-07

Light historical fiction featuring 1840's Ireland

We enjoy historical fiction and this one was pretty good.

Overall I would give it a 3.5 if possible.

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Nice job of putting you there in Ireland both current and past
We liked characters, the story and were hoping it worked out for them

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Plot was pretty weak and had some holes that prevented you from buying into all the way
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Main character's self obsession was a little annoying at times, but just a little

Will actually do another by this author and hope for a little more depth, but will settle if it is as good as this one.

Did a nice job of amusing us for our 7 hour drive

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