The walking people /

Greta Cahill never believed she would leave her village in the west of Ireland until she found herself on a ship bound for New York. Labeled a "softheaded goose" by her family, Greta discovers that in America she can fall in love, raise her own family, and earn a living. Though she longs t...

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Main Author: Keane, Mary Beth
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009.
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