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Marita Conlon-McKenna

Born in Dublin in 1956 and brought up in Goatstown, Marita went to school at the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Mount Anville, later working in the family business, the bank, and a travel agency. She has four children with her husband James, and they live in the Stillorgan area of Dublin. Marita was always fascinated by the Famine period in Irish history and read everything available on the subject. When she heard a radio report of an unmarked children's grave from the Famine period being found under a hawthorn tree, she decided to write her first book, Under the Hawthorn Tree.

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Title:: Wildflower Girl (MP3)
Series:: Children of the Famine #2
Written by:: Marita Conlon-McKenna
Read by:: Caroline Lennon
Format:: Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
Number of CDs:: 1
Duration:: 4 hours 17 minutes
MP3 size:: 188 MB
Published:: September 28 2016
Available Date:: September 28 2016
Age Category:: Children (10+)
ISBN:: 9781489359759
Genres:: Fiction; Children's Fiction; Family Sagas
Publisher:: Bolinda/O'Brien audio

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'The same good strong writing as is evidenced in Under the Hawthorn Tree.'
The Sunday Tribune

The second book in the bestselling famine trilogy is an extraordinary story of courage, independence and adventure.

At seven, Peggy made a terrifying journey through famine-stricken Ireland. Now 13 , and determined to make a new life for herself, she sets off alone across the Atlantic to America. Will she ever see her family again? The story of Peggy, a young Irish emigrant, is a tale of courage, independence and adventure.

'As gripping a story as the original, embracing not just a sense of place – Ireland – but a sense of time and history Conlon-McKenna has crafted this book ... not a word, spoken or unspoken, or an emotion, is wasted. Pace and style keep the pages turning, and you are filled with a sense of wanting more at the end. Highly recommended.'
Books Ireland