A River in the Trees
A River in the Trees
Author : Oliver Jeffers
Publisher : Quercus
Two women: separated by a century connected by secrets loss and one forgotten old house in the Irish countryside.1919 Hannah is twenty years old and living on her family's farm...
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Two women: separated by a century connected by secrets loss and one forgotten old house in the Irish countryside.
1919
Hannah is twenty years old and living on her family's farm in west Cork. Her peaceful world is shattered forever by the eruption of the War of Independence Ireland's latest bid for freedom from Britain. Hannah's family hide rebel soldiers in their attic putting them in great danger from the Black and Tans who roam the countryside. An immediate connection between Hannah and O'Riada the leader of this band of rebels will change her life and that of her family forever.
2019
Ellen is at a crossroads in her life: her marriage is in trouble her career is over and she's grieving the loss of a baby. After years in London she decides to come home to Ireland to face the past she has always tried to escape. Her journey centres on an old house in the countryside a house that used to belong to her family. Reaching into the past she feels a connection to her aunt the mysterious Hannah O'Donovan. But why won't anyone in her family talk about Hannah? And how can this journey help Ellen put her life back together?
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