Heap Earth Upon It Author : Chloe Michelle Howarth ISBN-13 : 9780857309051 Publisher : Verve Books Guideline Price : £16.99
During the mid-20th century, young people growing up in a rural environment in Ireland faced a stark choice. Emigrate, leaving your loved ones behind for an uncertain future, or stay, knowing that every day might be exactly the same as the day before and the boy or girl you had your eye on in school is the one you’ll probably end up with.
Chloe Michelle Howarth’s powerful second novel, set in 1965, follows the fortunes of the O’Leary siblings, Tom, Anna, Jack and Peggy, who eschew both these options and do something rather unusual, relocating from their homet
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