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“I hold my breath while reading Sarah Crossan’s books. Every word is filled with so much love, the book is practically throbbing. A beautiful, perfect, moving read.” —Cecelia Ahern, bestselling author of P. S. I Love You
In 1847, everything in Ireland was falling apart—but sixteen-year-old Nell was falling in love. Carnegie Medal winner Sarah Crossan’s first historical novel-in-verse is a suspenseful and heartbreaking story of love, family, and the forces that can destroy us or bind us forever. For fans of Joy McCullough, Elizabeth Acevedo, Malinda Lo, and Ruta Sepetys.
Ireland is starving, and a poor Irish scullery maid falls in love with the British heir to the land. Can their romance stay hidden during the devastating famine? The potatoes are black, people are dying, and in the midst of it all, Nell must do everything she can to keep her family together and everyone she loves alive.
It is hard to tell a love story
and also the story of a people
being torn apart.
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“Sophie Jo Wasson transports listeners to Ireland in 1847 with her poignant performance…Wasson’s lilting intonation and Irish accent take listeners into Nell’s world…Simply exquisite. Winner of the AudoFile Earphones Award.”
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“An emotionally taut story of strength and loss…Readers will be left breathless.”
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“Crossan atmospherically renders the rural Irish setting of this emotionally resonant and powerfully written, page-turning verse novel…Hauntingly beautiful.”
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“Despite the hardship, however, a happy, well-earned ending that emphasizes hope over despair rewards the reader, especially fans of doomed romances that beat the odds.”
— Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
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Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
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About Sarah Crossan
Sarah Crossan is the author of One, which won the Carnegie Medal and the Bookseller's prize for young adult fiction and was named the Irish Children's Book of the Year. It was also named to the White Ravens list, was an Indie Next selection, and earned four starred reviews in the United Sates. In 2018, she was named Irish Children’s Laureate. Two other novels, The Weight of Water and Apple and Rain, were also shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. She graduated with a degree in philosophy and literature before training as an English and drama teacher at Cambridge University. Since completing a master's degree in creative writing, she has been working to promote creative writing in schools.