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Legacy of Hunger by Christy Nicholas
Since I am the author, I shall write about my inspirations.
I began with wanted to showcase the stark realities of the Great Hunger of 1846 in Ireland. So many people left Ireland during that time, I decided to tell the story of someone going BACK to Ireland, to search for her family, and finding herself smack dab in the middle of a horrible time. She takes that horror and transforms it into something she needs to do, something she can take as her own to help in her little way.
Some of the character names and details I took from my own family's genealogy. The main character, Valentia, grew up near Canton, Ohio, on a large dairy farm. My own ancestors did the same, and the name McDowell is one of my own ancestors'. Some of her brothers' first names - Hiram, Emory - are my great-grandfathers' names.
Enjoy!
I began with wanted to showcase the stark realities of the Great Hunger of 1846 in Ireland. So many people left Ireland during that time, I decided to tell the story of someone going BACK to Ireland, to search for her family, and finding herself smack dab in the middle of a horrible time. She takes that horror and transforms it into something she needs to do, something she can take as her own to help in her little way.
Some of the character names and details I took from my own family's genealogy. The main character, Valentia, grew up near Canton, Ohio, on a large dairy farm. My own ancestors did the same, and the name McDowell is one of my own ancestors'. Some of her brothers' first names - Hiram, Emory - are my great-grandfathers' names.
Enjoy!