num_pages: 416
description: In the bitter winter of 1847, from an Ireland torn by famine and injustice, the "Star of the Sea" sets sail for New York. On board are hundreds of refugees, some optimistic, many more are desperate. Among them are a maid with a devastating secret, the bankrupt Lord Merridith and his wife and children, and a killer is 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 are shockingly discovered. 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 gripping and compassionate novel builds with the pace of a thriller to a stunning conclusion.
language: English
title: Star of the Sea
titlecomplete: Star of the Sea
genres: Fiction, Ireland, Historical, Mystery, Book Club, Literature, Novels, 19th Century, Irish Literature, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 10767
places: Atlantic Ocean
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Prix Littéraire Européen - Madeleine Zepter, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Prix Millepages Award
category: Foreign Fiction
publisher: Houghton Mifflin