The Girl From Ballymor
Written by Kathleen McGurl
Narrated by Avena Wallace
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
Ballymor, Ireland, 1847
As famine grips the country Kitty McCarthy is left widowed and alone. Fighting to keep her two remaining children alive against all odds, Kitty must decide how far she will go to save her family.
Present day
Arriving in Ballymor, Maria is researching her ancestor, Victorian artist Michael McCarthy – and his beloved mother, the mysterious Kitty who disappeared without a trace.
Running from her future, it’s not only answers about the past that Maria hopes to find in Ireland. As her search brings her closer to the truth about Kitty’s fate, Maria must make the biggest decision of her life.
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Reviews for The Girl From Ballymor
38 ratings3 reviews
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I Loved it! Excellent, Heartwarming and marvelous imagination. Very much Worth sharing!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5So well done. Loved the story. So refreshing to not have to FF through 10 min descriptions of people having sex! Thank you also for respecting the life of the unborn! Indeed they are a completely separate person from the mother. “Not a clump of cells or mass of fat.”
Thank you for interesting, moral storytelling! I will listen to more!!! - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Mixed feelings on this one. Kitty’s story, the landscape and the history of the famine were all quite interesting. Modern day Maria’s story was ‘ok’ but nothing special.
Narration was ok but verged on speed reading.. I put most of the book on .8 (a bit too slow but unfortunately Scribd doesn’t offer .9).
Doubtful I’d ever read or listen to either the author or the narrator again.