The Law of Dreams
ABOUT
THE BOOK
Driven from the only home he has known during Ireland’s Great Hunger of 1847, Fergus O’Brien makes the harrowing journey from County Clare to America, traveling with bold girls, pearl boys, navvies, and highwaymen. Along the way, Fergus meets his three passionate loves–Phoebe, Luke, and Molly–vivid, unforgettable characters, fresh and willful.
NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS
This novel follows the adventures of a young Irish emigrant as he eventually makes his way to the New World after the death of his parents in the Great Potato Famine. It brings to life the horrors of poverty in 19th century Ireland in rhythmic and lyrical language.
Behrens brings history alive for his readers by combining careful research, a rich narrative voice and true emphatic characters in an epic story poetically told.