Feeney Family

From an author praised for her "genuinely perceptive portrayals of human relationships," a historical family saga set during the Great Famine of Ireland (Irish Independent).One fateful morning in August 1846, Patrick Feeney surveys his ruined potato crop and despairs. With a delicate wife and their unborn child, he has no choice but to leave Ireland and set out for England in search of work. But from the moment Patrick and Mary set foot in Liverpool, they are beset by new trials. After moving to York, they are forced to settle in the nightmarish slums of Walmgate. Yet the very poverty and hopelessness of their surroundings binds the small community together. Only stubborn determination to survive tragedy can win them hopes of a better life . . . Peopled with rich and colorful characters, A Long Way From Heaven is a fresh, unpredictable saga of passion, struggle and humor. Perfect for readers of Val Wood, Nadine Dorries or Rosie Goodwin. Praise for the writing of Sheelagh Kelly: "The tough, sparky characters of Catherine Cookson, and the same sharp sense of destiny, place and time." -Reay Tannahill, author of Fatal Majesty and Sex in History "Sheelagh Kelly surely can write." -Sunderland Echo

A struggling Irish family in nineteenth century England sets its hopes on a new generation in the third volume of this dramatic historical saga. England, 1875. The Feeney family has finally escaped the squalid slums of York. Though they have worked hard to rise up from poverty, they have not left hardship behind. The father Patrick remains a man of simple tastes, increasingly out of touch with his wife Thomasin's ambition to expand her business empire across Yorkshire. After losing their son, the Feeneys' hopes for the family's future now lie with their grandchildren. There is Rosanne, set to follow a rebel lover down a star-crossed road, and Erin's daughter Belle, gifted and headstrong but born with a disability. The family has faces many challenges before, but what happens next will test them all.

From an author praised for her "genuinely perceptive portrayals of human relationships," a historical saga about an immigrant Irish family in Yorkshire (Irish Independent). Summer, 1867: a sudden change in fortune promises to save the Feeneys from their life of poverty. But what will save the Feeney family from itself? Patrick and Thomasin Feeney and their children, Erin, Richard and Sonny, each have different dreams-and as these dreams grow the old bonds between them begin to break. Husband and wife, father and son, brother and brother are all in conflict. But it is Richard, as dishonest and selfish as he is handsome and charming, whose final betrayal threatens everything . . . The second in the bestselling Feeney Family sagas, For My Brother's Sins is an unputdownable and emotionally moving saga for fans of Annie Murray, Maggie Ford and Anna Jacobs. Praise for the writing of Sheelagh Kelly: "The tough, sparky characters of Catherine Cookson, and the same sharp sense of destiny, place and time." Reay Tannahill, author of Fatal Majesty and Sex in History "Sheelagh Kelly surely can write." -Sunderland Echo

From an author praised for her "genuinely perceptive portrayals of human relationships," a historical saga about a son's return from America to England (Irish Independent).Richard Feeney's family believed him dead. Instead, in 1874, Dickie secretly fled to America, where he prospered for twenty-six years. But now he's back. Recriminations are soon forgotten as the family reunites. But the past has a way of catching up with you, and of catching you out. Dickie has left a trail of chaos, and his long-suffering wife and family are burdened by the consequences. When the Yorkshire Insurance Company learn that Dickie has resurfaced, he must face trial and possible imprisonment. Meanwhile, the police reopen their files on an unsolved double murder . . . The final instalment in the unforgettable Feeney Family sagas. From the author of A Long Way from Heaven, this is an enthralling read for fans of Anna Jacobs and Kitty Neale. Praise for the writing of Sheelagh Kelly: "The tough, sparky characters of Catherine Cookson, and the same sharp sense of destiny, place and time." -Reay Tannahill, author of Fatal Majesty and Sex in History "Sheelagh Kelly surely can write." -Sunderland Echo