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O'Farrell, Ann

 
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Synopsis

Michael, aged three, is the youngest of Norah Kelly'sfive children, siblings orphaned by their mother andabandoned by their father. Michael, the 'lost' child isseparated from his brothers and sisters. He is given away,by his adoptive father, to an elderly spinster relative as'financial insurance for her old age'. He grows up in aloveless household, saved from loneliness and isolation byhis best friend, Paul.

In this "coming of age" of Michael Kelly, and with aSecond World War looming, only the perseverance of Mary,his eldest sister, may help the abandoned boy reunite withthe Irish family he does not remember.

"Norah's Children ..., an eloquent novel of immense sorrow... I am very much looking forward to enjoying the sequel... Michael."
-Sharon Greer, The Celtic Connection.
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