Star of the Sea

In the bitter winter of 1847, from an Ireland torn by famine andinjustice, the Star of the Sea sets sail for NewYork. On board arehundreds of refugees, some optimistic, many more desperate. Amongthem are a maid with a devastating secret, the bankrupt LordMerridith, his wife and children, and a killer stalking the decks,hungry for the vengeance that will bring absolution. This journeywill see many lives end, others begin anew. Passionate loves aretenderly recalled, shirked responsibilities regretted too late, andprofound relationships shockingly revealed. In this spellbindingtale of tragedy and mercy, love and healing, the farther the shipsails toward the Promised Land, the more her passengers seem mooredto a past that will never let them go. As urgently contemporary asit is historical, this exciting and compassionate novel builds withthe pace of a thriller to a stunning conclusion.