Star of the Sea (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780156029667)

Award-winning author Joseph O'Connor's Star of the Sea is a New York Times Notable Book and "thoroughly gripping" (People) historical mystery.

In the bitter winter of 1847, from an Ireland torn by famine and injustice, the Star of the Sea sets sail for New York. 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.

Author: Joseph O'Connor
ISBN-10: 0156029669
ISBN-13: 9780156029667
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Language: English
Published: 03/08/2004
Pages: 401
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.30w x 1.10d

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


Review Citation(s):
New York Times 03/21/2004 pg. 20
BookPage 04/01/2004 pg. 10