Under the hawthorn tree /

Conlon-McKenna, Marita.

Under the hawthorn tree / Marita Conlon-McKenna ; illustrated by Donald Teskey. - Dublin : O'Brien, 2001. - 187p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Originally published: 1990.

Ireland in the 1840s is devastated by famine. When tragedy strikes their family, Eily, Michael and Peggy are left to fend for themselves. Under the Hawthorn Tree is the first book in the award-winning Children of the Famine trilogy.

International Reading Association Award 1991; Reading Association of Ireland Premier Award 1991

9780862787431 (hbk.) : £9.99


Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852--Juvenile fiction.


Historical fiction.
Children's stories.
Fiction 9+.
Historical.

823.914