Ticket to Paradise - Couverture souple

Morgan, Elizabeth

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0720618614 ISBN 13 : 9780720618617

Editeur : Peter Owen Publishers, 2015

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

Irish emigration to the U.S. in the wake of the great famine of the 1840s is a dark and well-known episode in our islands' story. Much less familiar is the contemporary diaspora of their Celtic Welsh cousins in the same period to Patagonia - the bleakly beautiful southern tip of South America. In this wonderfully vivid evocation of a massive movement of her compatriots to the other end of the world, Welsh writer Elizabeth Morgan tells the moving story of poverty-stricken Dafydd Rhys, who takes his family on a perilous voyage into an unknown future. Through his battles with human enemies and the impersonal forces of nature, Rhys emerges as a proud leader of his people. Elizabeth Morgan has unveiled a hidden epic of Welsh nationalism and human survival that - in a world once more filled with desperate people crossing the world in search of a safe haven - has more than passing topical relevance. --Nigel Jones, Daily Mail

You don't have to be Welsh to relish this passionate story . . . The characters leap off the page . . . I urge you to read it. --Miriam Margolyes

A fabulous story retold by an extremely skilled writer and based on a history about which few people are aware . . . a compelling and dramatic piece of work. --Nicholas Parsons

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Promised a paradise at the edge of the world, they found a place where the Devil himself would not care to loiter . . . The Welsh Valleys, 1865. Impoverished smallholder Dafydd Rhys and his family emigrate with friends to Patagonia at the tip of South America where they are promised a life free from the pits and without fear of punishment for speaking their own language. But can Dafydd find the strength to lead his people to overcome the tragedies and disasters they will face? 'Ticket to Paradise' is historical fiction at its best based on the true story of the mass emigration from Wales to Patagonia 150 years ago. It includes a wealth of characters brought vividly to life who populate this tale of battles against injustice, bitter rivalries and the terrible forces of nature. At its core is the story of one family's quest to carve out a better life for themselves and their descendants. 'An epic tale of a little-known episode in Welsh history . . . compellingly told, and excellently written.' - Sir Derek Jacobi

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Peter Owen Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0720618614
• ISBN 13: 9780720618617
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 252