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Grace / Paul Lynch.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Oneworld, 2018.Description: 368 pages; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781786073464 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 823.92
Summary: Early one October morning, Grace's mother snatches her from sleep and brutally cuts off her hair, declaring, 'You are the strong one now'. With winter close at hand and Ireland already suffering, Grace is no longer safe at home. And so her mother outfits Grace in men's clothing and casts her out. When her younger brother Colly follows after her, the two set off on a life-changing odyssey in the looming shadow of the Great Famine. To survive, Grace will become a boy, a bandit, a penitent and finally, a woman.
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Loanable Gonzaga College S.J. Adult Fiction L (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 012507

Early one October morning, Grace's mother snatches her from sleep and brutally cuts off her hair, declaring, 'You are the strong one now'. With winter close at hand and Ireland already suffering, Grace is no longer safe at home. And so her mother outfits Grace in men's clothing and casts her out. When her younger brother Colly follows after her, the two set off on a life-changing odyssey in the looming shadow of the Great Famine. To survive, Grace will become a boy, a bandit, a penitent and finally, a woman.

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