Under the Hawthorn Tree
by Marita Conlon-McKenna
Taste attributes: familyadventurehistoricaldramawholesomerealisticlinearemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survivalall consuming quest
Boxlist takeA moving family novel, wholesome rather than dark. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
During the Great Famine in Ireland in the 1840s, three children are left alone and in danger of being sent to the workhouse, so they set out to find the great-aunts they remember from their mother's stories.
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- Author
- Marita Conlon-McKenna
- Published
- 1990
- Pages
- 153
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- Open Library
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