Melting Away - Brogan Broyce

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Résumé :
Hello, my friend, Thank you very much for showing interest in my book. As for me, I was raised on the far southeast side of Chicago. I was a typical boy with typical interest (sports and play). However, all throughout my school days, I was told that my essays were stimulating and my poetry interesting. I didn't pursue either until thirty years later. My family was my life. I had married my high school sweetheart, and we raised our five children together. I worked as an electrical lineman for thirty-three years, and after retiring early, we moved to Tennessee. It was there that I discovered an article about the misfortunes of Ireland during the potato famine (1845-1849). The more I peered into Ireland's history, the more interested I became. Then at the onset of COVID, I had more sympathy for Ireland than ever before. Hence, I researched and put together a novel even as our world also contended with a dreadful malady. And here we are today. Thank you for your interest, and good reading to you. Brogan Broyce

Sommaire:
Ireland, 1840s. Hunger grips the land. As the Irish potato famine spreads death and desperation across the countryside, James sets out with one simple goal: survive-and find a place where life can begin again. Leaving behind the only home he has ever known, he journeys into a world far harsher than he imagined. With him travels his only real companion: a powerful, stubborn, and often unruly horse whose strength can save him as easily as it can land him in trouble. Together they push onward through a land where food is scarce, hope is fading, and danger lurks at every turn. Along the way, James falls in with a band of friends whose desperate choices pull him into dangerous and illegal ventures. What begins as survival soon becomes a struggle against soldiers, ruthless opportunists, and even pirates who rule the waters. With hunger at his back and danger ahead, James must decide how far he is willing to go to live-and whether survival is worth the cost. Brogan Broyce...