It is 1846, the height of the Great Hunger, and young Fergus is forced to grow up fast. Following the destruction of his home, he loses not only his family but everything he has ever loved.
So begins an epic journey from innocence to experience that takes him from the west coast of Ireland to the docks and bordellos of Liverpool, and across the Atlantic. Along his journey he will meet bandit chiefs and railway navvies, 'pearl boys' and daring girls, and the willful Molly, who will teach him the ways of the world.
- ISBN10 1283261758
- ISBN13 9781283261753
- Publish Date 1 January 2011 (first published 22 August 2006)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 27 August 2014
- Publish Country US
- Imprint House of Anansi Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 408
- Language English