Books by Sarah Crossan
Where the Heart Should Be
by Sarah Crossan
We’re in Ireland in 1846, the second year of the famine. Nell works as a scullery maid in the kitchen of the Big House. Johnny is the nephew, newly arrived from England, who will one day inherit it all. Somehow, Nell and Johnny find each other. But Johnny’s uncle will sack Nell on the spot if he finds out, and then her family will have nothing. And Johnny is part of a family that lets their tenant farmers starve to death, even as food gets exported to England. Is there any way in which Nell and Johnny’s love is possible? A very beautiful novel in verse.
Interviews where books by Sarah Crossan were recommended
Books by Irish Authors
Home to the Blarney Stone — said to bestow “the gift of the gab” — and with a long tradition of valuing bards and wandering storytellers, it is no surprise that Ireland has produced some of the most recognised names in the English language canon. Considering the small population, Irish authors continue to punch well above their weight in publishing. Here we bring you a selection of Irish authors that have been recommended on Five Books by experts, from bestselling and award-winning contemporary writers to both famous and less well-known classic authors.
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When It's Your Turn for Midnight
by Blessing Musariri -
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The Djinn's Apple
by Djamila Morani & translated by Sawad Hussain -
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Soulmates and Other Ways to Die
by Melissa Welliver -
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Where the Heart Should Be
by Sarah Crossan -
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Our Beautiful Darkness
Ondjaki, António Jorge Gonçalves (illustrator), translated by Lyn Miller-Lachmann -
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Seven Days
by Rebeka Shaid
The Best New Books for Teens, recommended by Our Children's Editor
The Best New Books for Teens, recommended by Our Children's Editor
From a love story set in Angola to a Hunger Games-style thriller, from the medieval Middle East and 19th century Ireland to the world of artificial intelligence and genetic engineering, our children’s editor Tuva Kahrs recommends her best books for teens and young adults of 2024.
