Hanna's Story: A Tipperary Heritage
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd
Published:21st Oct '21
£8.99
Available to order, but very limited on stock - if we have issues obtaining a copy, we will let you know.
Hanna's Story is an evocation of the life and times of the author's paternal grandmother, Johanna Loughnane. It opens a window onto a way of life that has now all but disappeared in Ireland, together with the religious certainties that circumscribed it. Widowed at thirty five she was left alone to manage the farm in Tipperary and raise her ten children during the troubled years of Ireland's fight for Independence. It is a life that vividly illustrates the social and political circumstances of the period, throwing light on the impact of those turbulent years on a farming family directly involved in the Irish War of Independence. Personal loss, the challenges of farming life and raising a large family amid huge social and political turmoil are all filtered through the experience of this resilient woman.
Review Quotes for other works by author; In Pursuit of Kate Corbett; Based on the remarkable life of her maternal great-grandmother, Don Conroy (artist, author and broadcaster) wrote " Anne Loughnane's historical narrative has star-studded moments which will remain in the reader's consciousness long after the book is read. The writing flows like a river with its twists and turns, always carrying the reader on."; A Clarewoman's Journey; Reviewing this in the New York Irish History Journal (Vol. 29, 2015) Stephen Butler described it as "an interesting, readable book ... which, if adapted, would make an even more interesting, watchable screenplay."
ISBN: 9781839758058
Dimensions: 216mm x 140mm x 6mm
Weight: 127g
90 pages