In the bitter winter of 1847, from an Ireland torn by famine and injustice, the Star of the Sea sets sail for NewYork. On board are hundreds of refugees, some optimistic, many more desperate. Among them are a maid with a devastating secret, the bankrupt Lord Merridith, his wife and children, and a killer stalking the decks, hungry for the vengeance that will bring absolution.

This journey will see many lives end, others begin anew. Passionate loves are tenderly recalled, shirked responsibilities regretted too late, and profound relationships shockingly revealed. In this spellbinding tale of tragedy and mercy, love and healing, the farther the ship sails toward the Promised Land, the more her passengers seem moored to a past that will never let them go.

As urgently contemporary as it is historical, this exciting and compassionate novel builds with the pace of a thriller to a stunning conclusion.


Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 03/08/2004
ISBN: 9780156029667
Pages: 401
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.30w x 1.10d

Review Citations: New York Times 03/21/2004 pg. 20
BookPage 04/01/2004 pg. 10

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 114782 / Star of the Sea
Reading Level: 6.5 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 23