Okay, as some of you know, I've been "working" on this project for a long time now, kind of like a bottle of old wine that's best once it's fermented for a really long time. And, as the Irish are renowned for their (for lack of a better word) drunkenness, it seems an apt comparison, da?
My main character is Fineena O'Malley, a high-spirited Irish lass of sixteen who is living during the Great Potato Famine. I don't have much of a story yet, but I do know that Fineena is coping with the loss of her first love, Sean, to cholera (or some other common disease). Along with that, her brother Patrick is arrested on a petty charge of theft, and therefore is taken away to the jails. One traveler to Ireland sees Fineena and takes pity on her and gives her the best way he knows possible for her to escape the misery--money for passage to New York. Eventually she brings her family over to New York, and on the way meets her future husband Peter and his sister Bridget, who becomes her best friend. Lots of work, I daresay.
I'm reading Paddy's Lament by Thomas Gallagher right now, and even for those of you who don't have to do research, it's a fascinating read and I highly recommend it. Yay for Bookmooch and free books!
I hope to have full character profiles by time school resumes, along with a tentative first chapter. I just want to get something done.
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