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Where the Heart Should Be

by Sarah Crossan

A hidden romance amid Ireland’s famine

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A hidden romance amid Ireland’s famine

Set in Ireland in 1847, the novel brings a young romance into the crisis of the famine. Nell, a poor Irish scullery maid, falls in love with the British heir to the land, while hunger and loss threaten her family and the people around her. Their relationship must remain hidden against a backdrop of stark class divisions and widespread hardship. Sarah Crossan tells this historical story in verse, weaving together romance, family bonds, and the struggle to survive a society being torn apart.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in historical fiction set during Ireland’s famine.
  • Those seeking a young adult romance shaped by class divisions and family responsibilities.
  • Readers who enjoy novels written in verse.

Themes

Love across class divisionsFamily loyaltyFamine and survivalSocial upheaval

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Book overview

Kirkus Best Book

Chicago Public Library Best Book

A CCBC Choice

"I hold my breath while reading Sarah Crossan's books. Every word is filled with so much love, the book is practically throbbing. A beautiful, perfect, moving read." --Cecelia Ahern, bestselling author of P. S. I Love You

In 1847, everything in Ireland was falling apart--but sixteen-year-old Nell was falling in love. Carnegie Medal winner Sarah Crossan's first historical novel-in-verse is a suspenseful and heartbreaking story of love, family, and the forces that can destroy us or bind us forever. For fans of Joy McCullough, Elizabeth Acevedo, Malinda Lo, and Ruta Sepetys.

Ireland is starving, and a poor Irish scullery maid falls in love with the British heir to the land. Can their romance stay hidden during the devastating famine? The potatoes are black, people are dying, and in the midst of it all, Nell must do everything she can to keep her family together and everyone she loves alive.

It is hard to tell a love story

and also the story of a people

being torn apart.

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