- Hazel Gaynor
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The Girl Who Came Home

By Hazel Gaynor

‘A beautifully imagined novel rich in historical detail . . . Hazel Gaynor is an exciting new voice in historical fiction’ KATE KERRIGAN

Ireland, 1912. Fourteen members of a small village set sail on RMS Titanic, hoping to find a better life in America. For seventeen-year-old Maggie Murphy, the journey is bittersweet. Though her future lies in an unknown new place, her heart remains in Ireland with Séamus, the sweetheart she left behind.

Chicago, 1982. Adrift after the death of her father, Grace Butler struggles to decide what comes next. When her Great Nana Maggie shares the painful secret she harbored for almost a lifetime about the Titanic, the revelation gives Grace new direction – and leads her and Maggie to unexpected reunions with those they thought lost long ago.

Inspired by true events, The Girl Who Came Home is the poignant story of a group of Irish emigrants abord the Titanic, and its lasting repercussions on survivors and their descendants.

Author: Hazel Gaynor
Format: Paperback
Release Date: 18 Jul 2024
Pages: 362
ISBN: 978-0-00-855081-3
Price: £9.99 (Export Price) , £9.99, €None
Hazel Gaynor is an award-winning, New York Times and international bestselling author of historical fiction. The Girl Who Came Home is her debut novel and was awarded the 2015 RNA Historical Novel of the Year. The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter was shortlisted for the 2019 HWA Gold Crown, and The Bird in the Bamboo Cage was shortlisted for the 2020 Irish Book Awards. It was also a national bestseller in the USA, where it is published as When We Were Young and Brave. Hazel’s work has now been translated into twenty languages and is published in twenty-seven countries to date.Originally from Yorkshire, she lives in Ireland with her husband and two children.

”'A beautifully imagined novel rich in historic detail and with authentic, engaging characters - I loved this book. Hazel Gaynor is an exciting new voice in historical fiction.” - Kate Kerrigan