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Lives Apart

Anne M. McLoughlin

Genre: Historical fiction

A family saga of betrayal, tragedy and survival. 1877: Young Johanna McNamara leaves her quiet life on the family farm in Ireland to join her brother in America. However, tragedy strikes shortly after she arrives, putting an end to her plans for adventure, and she finds she must put the care of others before her own needs.

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A family saga of betrayal, tragedy and survival.

In 1877 young Johanna McNamara leaves her quiet life on the family farm in Ireland to join her brother in America. However, tragedy strikes shortly after she arrives, putting an end to her plans for adventure, and she finds she must put the care of others before her own needs.

Back in Ireland, farming life for the family continues through the seasons with her brother Art having to deal with his troubled son Declan. Sending him to the USA is an option that might help turn him into a man. Little does Johanna know what lies ahead when everything in her life changes with the arrival of her nephew whose act of betrayal blows her life apart.

Set in Ireland, Boston, San Francisco and Nova Scotia the book explores sibling relationships and how a disastrous action by one reverberates through the lives of the extended family.