New Irish language edition of best-selling classic Under the Hawthorn Tree
March 8, 2012
Scéal éachtach ar an Drochshaol, agus ar thriúr óga a sháraíonn gach guais lena linn. I ndaichidí an naoú haois déag tá Éire I ngreim ag an ngorta. Nuair a imíonn mí-ádh ar a dteaghlach féin, fágtar Eibhlín, Micheál agus Peig le déanamh as dóibh féin. Le héalú ón ocras agus ó theach na mbocht, cuireann siad sa siúl. Is é a n-aon dóchas dul chomh fada leis na seanaintínú a mbíodh a máthair ag scéalaíocht orthu. Tugann siad aghaidh go misniúil ar an aistear fada anróiteach, agus gnó acu ar feadh an achair dá bhfuil de shracadh agus de ghrá agus de dhílseacht ina gcroí.
Ireland in the 1840s is devastated by famine. When tragedy strikes their family, Eily, Michael and Peggy are left to fend for themselves. Starving and in danger of ending up in the dreaded workhouse, they escape. Their one hope is to find the great-aunts they have heard about in their mother’s stories. With tremendous courage they set out on a journey that will test every reserve of strength, love and loyalty they possess.
Under the Hawthorn Tree, the first novel from best-selling children’s author Marita Conlon-McKenna became an immediate bestseller and an international success when published, it was translated into 12 languages and over 200,000 copies have been sold in Ireland alone. It won the International Reading Association Award (1991), the Reading Association of Ireland Premier Award (1991) and the Österreichischer Kinder- und Jugendbuchpreis (1993). The cover of Under the Hawthorn Tree/Faoin Sceach Gheal was designed by award-winning illustrator P.J. Lynch
Marita Conlon-McKenna is one of Ireland’s most popular children’s authors. She has written many bestselling children’s books. Under the Hawthorn Tree, her first novel, became an immediate bestseller and an international success. Its sequels, Wildflower Girl and Fields of Home, which complete the Children of the Famine trilogy, have also been very successful. Marita’s other children’s novels include The Blue Horse, No Goodbye, Safe Harbour and In Deep Dark Wood.
