Shanty Gold

Name: Shanty Gold
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Jeanne Charters
ISBN: 9798350893823

Author: Jeanne Charters

Series: Daughters of Ireland #1

Narrator: Evelyn Dillon

Unabridged: 8 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/26/2024

Categories: Fiction, Women, Romance, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

After the deaths of her mother and infant sister during Ireland's Great Famine, thirteen-year-old Mary Boland makes her way to the Queenstown harbor and onto a coffin ship bound for America. But what happens during her transatlantic passage is enough to quash the strongest of dreams. After being assaulted by crewmembers, Mary thinks of ending her life—until a young Black slave named Kamua comes to her rescue . . .

Forming a bond as strong as siblings, Mary and Kam reach Boston, determined to forge their own paths. No longer an innocent soul, Mary trusts no one, putting her faith in her own instincts. It is on the teeming streets of South Boston that she'll find a new home and a new purpose as a midwife, helping poverty-stricken women survive their pregnancies. And it is in this city, full of possibility, where Mary's heart will heal, and find the strength to survive the harsh choices she is forced to make, and grow into a woman true to herself . . .

Contains mature themes.

About Jeanne Charters

Jeanne Charters is a veteran of the broadcast television industry. She was vice president of marketing for Viacom TV and opened her own broadcast ad agency, Charters Marketing.

Charters grew up believing she'd be a stay-at-home mom and live in her hometown in Ohio for the rest of her life. However, after four children and a divorce, Charters ended up in Albany, New York, where she met and married Matt Restivo, her husband of thirty-five years and counting. Charters and Restivo moved to Asheville, North Carolina, after retirement. Beyond her novels, she has also written for magazines and newspapers.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeanie

So much is to be learned from Shanty Gold by Jeanne Charters: racism, human trafficking, starvation, discrimination, rape, murder, bullying, gangs of Boston and most importantly survival. Mary Boland is one tough cookie. Compared to the kids today she is Wonder Woman at thirteen. Geez! She had to fl......more

Goodreads review by Vera

Loved this book! Mary Boland is representative of so many immigrant women who left their homelands in search of a better life only to be challenged by some horrendous experiences. Mary Boland is a character to admire as she takes on the challenges she meets during her journey never sacrificing her d......more

Goodreads review by B.

Shanty Gold tells the story of an emigrant from Italy and a black captive slave and the ordeals they go through to arrive in America and establish themselves there. This could well be the story of my German ancestors and their trials in coming to America and learning to fit in with so many different......more

Goodreads review by Pamela

Excellent read! The characters had depth and personality.......more

Goodreads review by Amy

I really loved this book. Mary Boland is a feisty young woman who experiences loss and handles it with grace. An early feminist, I imagine there are more great things in her future. I can't wait to read the next book to find out what comes next for Mary!......more