A heart-rending tale of Irish immigration in the 1880s
Like making lace – she pieces together a new life from a single thread of hope

Eighteen-year-old Brigid faces an unimaginable choice. If she stays in her beloved Ireland, she is another mouth to feed in a land plagued by starvation and poverty. If she leaves, she will never see her family again. But leave she must. There is not enough food.

Heartbroken, she travels with her cousin Jamie and boards the ship that will take them to a new life in Australia. On the journey, Brigid meets a rough-and-ready Scots girl who will become her best friend, a man who beguiles her, and a fellow Irish woman who will cause no end of trouble.

Brigid's skill as a lacemaker soon attracts attention, but it is her selfless nature that draws people to her. When the burden of choice is forced upon her once again, Brigid must find an inner strength she doesn't realise she has if she is to fulfil her dream.
A new start in New Zealand offers hope – until the day she encounters the man who seeks her downfall.

The historical aspects of the story are so accurate and described so perfectly that the reader will frequently need to remind herself/himself that the story is fiction … This is a thoroughly satisfying read. It is the kind of story that passes the test as a work of history, and is equally satisfying as a novel that will have your attention from first to last. 4 stars – Frank O’Shea, The Irish Echo, Sydney

If you enjoy multi-generational family sagas, inspired by immigrant stories to a foreign land, then you are sure to love these stand-alone stories in The New Zealand Immigrant Collection, suspenseful family saga fiction about overcoming the odds.

Journey alongside one of the immigrants as they cross the oceans for a better life, or follow their heirs as they uncover the secrets of bygone days in stories that bring the past alive.

You won't be disappointed.

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