The Girl Who Came Home, Hazel Gaynor
The Girl Who Came Home, Hazel Gaynor
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The Girl Who Came Home
A Novel of the Titanic

Bestseller

Author: Hazel Gaynor

Narrator: Connor Kelly-Eiding, Alana Kerr

Unabridged: 9 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 04/01/2014


Synopsis

Inspired by true events, the New York Times bestselling novel The Girl Who Came Home is the poignant story of a group of Irish emigrants aboard RMS Titanic—a seamless blend of fact and fiction that explores the tragedy's impact and its lasting repercussions on survivors and their descendants.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. When disaster strikes, Maggie is one of the lucky few passengers in steerage who survives. Waking up alone in a New York hospital, she vows never to speak of the terror and panic of that terrible night ever again.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.

About Hazel Gaynor

Hazel Gaynor is an award-winning New York Times and USA Today bestselling author known for her deeply moving historical novels which explore the defining events of the 20th century. A recipient of the 2015 RNA Historical Novel of the Year award, her work has since been shortlisted for multiple awards in the UK and Ireland. Her latest novel, The Last Lifeboat, was a Times of London historical novel of the month, shortlisted for the 2023 Irish Book Awards and recipient of the 2024 Audie Award for Best Fiction Narrator. Hazel’s work has been translated into twenty languages and is published in twenty-seven territories to date. She lives in Ireland with her family.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jayme

The sinking of the maiden voyage of the Titanic-“fascinating in its telling and tragic in its reality.” 🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢 1912: Seventeen year old, Maggie Murphy doesn’t want to leave her sweetheart, Seamus behind in Ireland, but her Ma has passed away, and her Aunt is bringing her to America for a bett......more

Goodreads review by Juli

The Girl Who Came Home is loosely based on the story of the Addergoole 14.....14 poor Irish from a single village in County Mayo who boarded the Titanic in 1912 to head to a new life in America. They were filled with dreams, hopes and expectations. Sadly, only 3 would survive the sinking of the giga......more

A heartbreakingly beautiful and educational read on the Titanic. Maggie is from Ireland. After her mother passes, her Aunt Kathleen comes to take care of her. Kathleen has been to American and tells the Irish community that they could have a chance at a better life there. Maggie and fourteen others......more