Song for Ireland
2 primary works
Book 1
Life is hard for Maggie, an Irish emigrant who must make a new life for herself when the famine forces her to leave her country. Bound into a loveless marriage, and viewed with suspicion by people who do not want the immigrants to take their jobs, Maggie must play the dutiful wife and daughter-in-law until fate can play its part.
Vivienne Dockerty has written a gripping historical novel, about Irish Emigration and the determination of one woman to build a better life, made all the more fascinating by the historical fact that encompasses the story being told.
Vivienne Dockerty has written a gripping historical novel, about Irish Emigration and the determination of one woman to build a better life, made all the more fascinating by the historical fact that encompasses the story being told.
Book 2
Twenty years have passed since Maggie settled with Jack in A Woman Undefeated. Now Jack wishes to return to Ireland for a nostalgic visit. Maggie is reluctant to make the trip, not wishing to invoke painful memories and concerned about leaving her now thriving business.However, putting her concerns aside she travels to Ireland with Jack. Once there they find themselves embroiled in dramatic events in the still troubled land Caught up in the troubles as British Soldiers search for Irish dissidents, Maggie and Jack learn that travelling in the Irish countryside is fraught with danger...In Dreams Can Come True Vivienne Dockerty continues the enticing tale of Maggie.