Annie M. P. Smithson

Broschiertes Buch

Her Irish Heritage

Beschreibung

FALL IN LOVE WITH THE ROMANCE THAT CAPTIVATED A NATION In this enchanting tale of love, faith, and self-discovery, beautiful Clare Castlemaine's privileged English world crumbles when her father's death leaves her penniless. Forced to seek refuge with her mother's Irish relatives in Dublin, Clare finds herself swept into the warm embrace of the charismatic Blake family - and an Ireland on the brink of transformation. As Clare navigates her new life, her heart is pulled in unexpected directions. Between the man she falls in love with and the stirring call of her Irish heritage, she discovers that losing everything might lead her to find what she never knew she was missing. Written by Annie M.P. Smithson, a remarkable author who wove rich autobiographical elements into her novels while balancing her writing career with life as a dedicated nurse, lending her stories an unmatched authenticity that made her the queen of Irish romantic fiction. With the keen eye of a nurse who walked Dublin's streets and the soul of a poet who understood its heart, Smithson wrote a love story that became an instant bestseller and changed romance novels forever. Perfect for fans of Downton Abbey, Poldark, and anyone who loves their romance served with a side of history and social awakening. Discover the forgotten gem that had pre-Independence Ireland falling in love page by page.

Autor

ANNIE M. P. SMITHSON (1873-1948) was the most successful of all Irish romantic novelists. Her nineteen books, including The Walk of a Queen, Her Irish Heritage, The Marriage of Nurse Harding and The Weldons of Tibradden were all bestsellers, with their wholesome mix of old-fashioned romance, spirited characters and commonsense philosophy. ¿She was born in Sandymount, Co Dublin, and reared in the strict Unionist tradition. On completion of her training as a nurse in London and Edinburgh, she returned to Dublin and was posted north as a Queen's Nurse in 1901. Here, for the first time, she experienced the divide between Irish Nationalists and Unionists, and it appalled her. She converted to Catholicism at the age of 34 and was subsequently disowned by most of her family. She immersed herself in the Republican movement - actively canvassing for Sinn Fein in the 1918 General Election, nursing Dubliners during the influenza epidemic of that year, instructing Cumann na mBan on nursing care and tending the wounded of the Civil War in 1922. She was arrested and imprisoned, and threatened to go on hunger-strike unless released. Forced to resign her commission in the strongly Loyalist Queen's Nurses Committee, she took up private work and tended the poor of Dublin city until she retired in 1942. During her long career, she did much to improve the lot of the nursing profession and champic,med its cause as Secretary of the Irish Nurses Union. In later years, she devoted herself to her writing and was an active member of WAAMA, PEN and the Old Dublin Society. Her autobiography, Myself and Others, was completed in 1944, four years before her death at the age of 75.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Mercier Press
• Seitenzahl: 178
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 290g
• ISBN-13: 9781781179277
• ISBN-10: 1781179271
• Artikelnr.: 72898435