The Yellow House, Patricia Falvey
The Yellow House, Patricia Falvey
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The Yellow House
A Novel

Author: Patricia Falvey

Narrator: Sarah-Jane Drummey

Unabridged: 16 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/31/2019

Synopsis

The Yellow House delves into the passion and politics of Northern Ireland at the beginning of the twentieth century. Eileen O'Neill's family is torn apart by religious intolerance and secrets from the past. Determined to reclaim her ancestral home and reunite her family, Eileen begins working at the local mill, saving her money and holding fast to her dream. As war is declared on a local and global scale, Eileen cannot separate the politics from the very personal impact the conflict has had on her own life.

She is soon torn between two men, each drawing her to one extreme. One is a charismatic and passionate political activist determined to win Irish independence from Great Britain at any cost, who appeals to her warrior's soul. The other is the wealthy and handsome black sheep of the pacifist family who owns the mill where she works, and whose persistent attention becomes impossible for her to ignore.

About Patricia Falvey

Patricia Falvey is the bestselling author of The Yellow House, The Linen Queen, The Girls of Ennismore, and The Titanic Sisters. Born in Northern Ireland, she immigrated alone to the United States at the age of twenty. She now lives in Dallas, Texas, and is a member of The Writers' Garret, The Dallas Institute for Humanities and Culture, and The Irish American Society Book Club of Dallas.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Always on May 28, 2017

A historical fiction book about Northern Ireland in the early 1900's during all the religious tensions around the Irish Revolution. Eileen, our heroin, loses her family in the beginning of the novel and works hard to reestablish herself and find security. I loved Eileen and how stubborn and passiona......more

Goodreads review by Alayne on February 25, 2010

Occasionally an epic story comes along that makes the reader cry at the end of the novel. I am that reader, and The Yellow House is that novel. Spanning the early twentieth century, set in Northern Ireland during the time of the Irish revolution, we follow Eileen O’Neill, warrior, daughter, and sist......more

Goodreads review by Lauren on March 09, 2023

great historical novel - with tons of drama and hardship and romance and more hardship and loss .very emotional read but also very engaging - irish history -......more

Goodreads review by Linda on June 06, 2010

I started this book because I loved the genre ... Irish novel. It is timed in the first World War, and the beginnings of the on-going civil war in Ireland between the Catholica and the Protestants. But, let me say, it was even less than OK (which is the 2* definition). This was no Maeve Binchey, I w......more

Goodreads review by Shauna on January 20, 2023

The author did a great job of pulling me into the struggles of the times. I completely felt for poor Eileen. Her rebellious nature kept getting her into trouble, yet these actions ended in some of her biggest blessings. I hated James and rooted for Owen, felt as if I should pray for her ma, and was......more

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