- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Bethany House Publishers (November 1991)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1556611110
- ISBN-13: 978-1556611117
- Product Dimensions: 21 x 14 x 2.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 381 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #409,145 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
The compelling sequel to Song of the Silent Harp!
Having escaped the famine that ravages their beloved Ireland, Nora Kavanagh and her son Daniel begin the difficult process of building a new life for themselves in America. Befriended by the wealthy Farmingtons and supported by the constant friendship of the injured Englishman, Evan Whittaker, Nora nevertheless finds herself caught in a conflict of the heart.
Michael Burke, the strong, competent Irish policeman, desperately wants to keep his promise to his best friend Morgan Fitzgerald that he will marry Nora and take care of her. But something in Nora resists his proposal, and she must decide whether to give in to Michael's urgings or find a different direction. Can she trust her heart?
In the midst of Nora's personal struggle, the heartaches from the old country continue to plague her. Will she ever overcome her grief and find peace?
Heart of the Lonely Exile continues the saga of the Kavanagh pilgrimage a journey of the soul in a strange new land, where all those who are exiles and aliens must find their true home.
About the Author
B. J. Hoff is well-known to both Christian and mainstream bookstore shoppers for her award-winning historical novels and mysteries, as well as poetry and other inspirational writings.
Hoff is the author of the critically acclaimed AN EMERALD BALLAD, a best-selling historical fiction series based on the Irish immigrant experience, published by Bethany House Publishers. The series includes a Gold Medallion Award finalist and two Excellence in Media Silver Angel Awards. Sons of an Ancient Glory, Book Four in the series, was a recipient of the Christianity Today's 1994 Critics' Choice Book Award for Fiction. The books have been featured selections in Guideposts Book Club, Family Bookshelf, and Doubleday's Crossings Book Club.
Hoff's other novels include the DAYBREAK MYSTERY series and the two-volume DALTON SAGA, recently reissued by the David C. Cook Publishing Company. Her best-selling books of inspiration, Thorns and Thrones and Faces in the Crowd, continue to be popular gift selections in bookstores throughout the country, while providing resource material for various hospital, rest home, and terminal care ministries.
Acclaimed by critics and readers alike for her dedicated research and dramatic, sensitive portrayal of the human experience, B. J. Hoff holds memberships in the Author's Guild, the Irish American Cultural Institute, the American Conference for Irish Studies, the American Irish Historical Society, and the Ohioana Library Association. She and her husband are the parents of two daughters and make their home in Ohio.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
An immigrant's first year in America,
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This review is from: Heart of the Lonely Exile (Paperback)
Book 2 in the Emerald Ballad series covers the first year that Nora and her family live in America. Who will she marry, Michael or Evan? Will Morgan survive an assassination attempt? Who is the urchin who follows him from Belfast to Dublin and what effect will the giant man-servant from the West Indies have on him. A great romantic story proving that faith can help provide a healthy sustainable environment no matter what is going on around you. Rather than focusing on the famine in Ireland as the first book did, this one focuses on the horrible conditions many of the Irish immigrants encountered in New York City due to the greed of landlords and the total revulsion of the rest of the population towards them. It also follows the fanatical turn that the Young Irish Party takes in Ireland This second book is a much happier book than the first one but just as interesting and gripping.
4.0 out of 5 stars
My least favourite of the series, but still four stars,
By Mrs Baldwin (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Heart of the Lonely Exile (Paperback)
This book is really full of little details that blossom out into nice bits of plot in the remaining three books of the series. It introduces almost all the rest of the main characters that the rest of the epic revolves around - Patrick Walsh the cad, who merits no further description here; Aunt Winifred, married twice, widowed twice, and still gorgeous going on sixty; Sandemon, Morgan's Negro servant, who is I think one of the best people in the book - so kind and longsuffering; Finola, a beautiful girl who doesn't talk a bit; and Aine, a scruffy little waif from Belfast. Maybe some others too that I've forgotten about. The main thrust of this book, I believe, is to set the stage for the rest of the books - to get Nora and Michael's marriage question settled, match up Evan and Sara with appropriate spouses, paralyse Morgan to keep him from getting into trouble. Also establishes Tierney's character a little better. But enough about that - you just need to read the book. Definitely read the first book, Song of the Silent Harp, before this one, because although you can just read this one, SotSH gives you more insight on what has happened beforehand, thus making it easier to follow the characters and the twists and turns of the plot.I enjoy this one but I don't think I have read it as much as the other four simply because I can't deal with Evan's stuttering sappiness very well. Nora also turns into a mush-pot of sentiment, and I don't like her nearly as much from here on as I did in the first book. Same for Evan. Well, I think I've said enough for now. I hope I have sparked your interest at least a bit in this grand and glorious saga of the Irish.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Read a Classic,
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This review is from: Heart of the Lonely Exile (Paperback)
This book is really good. I have only read it once and would love to read again. It is just one out of a series of five. The series is called The Emerald Ballad. I read the second book called Heart of the Lonely Exile. This is a story during the famine. When the family gets to America they are brought in by the Farmingtons. The story is about their hardships, disease, and deaths that they must over come.I really enjoyed reading this book because I like reading about things that happened in history. Things that happen in the olden days just fascinate me. I am now reading the third book in the series. It is called Land of a Thousand Dreams. It is really good too if you are interested in anything about history this would be a great series for you to read. I know that I enjoyed reading it.
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