When Ireland Fell Silent: A Story of a Family's Struggle Against Famine and Eviction
"May the sun shine on this book that plumbs the joy and despair of days that will never be forgotten. It will stir readers as it stirred the author's heart." --Carolyn Hart, award-winning novelist and mystery writer"[T]he author cleverly created a family to experience the tragedy and, with gripping narrative, conveys their anxiety, hope, frustration and desperation . . . To read this book is to experienceAn Gorta Mor." --The National Hibernian Digest"When Ireland Fell Silentis ... rooted in genuine research and an appreciation of the era. It is epic, grand, brimming with life, filled with believable characters. " --James A. Percoco, historian, author of Summers with Lincoln"The book is not only factual in every detail, but her writing style put me in the cottage beside the Reilly family."  --Mike McCormack, AOH National Historian, author of Echoes of Irish History and The Long Voyage Home"This book should be required reading in all school curricula that teach about the Irish Famine, the Jewish Holocaust, and Native American removal." --Elaine Reed, Executive Director Emeritus of the National Council for History Education