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    The Star and the Shamrock Series

    Written by Jean Grainger

    Narrated by Siobhan Waring

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    About this series

    Berlin, 1944


    Ariella Bannon is being hunted. Someone is determined to betray her as a Jew, but she has survived against incredible odds, and the end is in sight. She will be reunited with her precious children, no matter what it takes.


    Meanwhile, Liesl and Erich have found a home in Ireland away from the chaos of war-ravaged Europe. As the dark news of what has happened to the Jews filters through, they are torn - love for their mother and their home on one hand, and the profound sense of peace and belonging they have in Ballycreggan on the other. Like all of the other children who escaped Nazi territory on the Kindertransport, they must wait to hear the fate of their loved ones.


    For their foster parents, Elizabeth and Daniel, their dearest wish, that Ariella would survive the war, is also their deepest fear. Would her return mean the loss of the children they have come to think of as their own?


    As the Third Reich crumbles under relentless Allied bombs, Ariella is careful, but Berlin is a very dangerous place to be, and somebody knows she survived. Can she take one last enormous risk to be reunited with Liesl and Erich or will her betrayer see her finally captured?


    The Emerald Horizon is the long awaited sequel to the best-seller, The Star and the Shamrock.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJean Grainger Audio
    Release dateApr 16, 2020
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    Jean Grainger

    Jean Grainger is an Irish bestselling author who specializes in contemporary as well as historical fiction. Once a tour guide for Ireland, she went on to become an English and history teacher in a secondary school for boys. The winner of the 2016 Author's Circle Historical Novel of Excellence, she currently resides with her husband and children in rural County Cork, Ireland.

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    • 5/5
      The people, the love they showed to others. First the Mother giving up her children to save them. Then the love Elizabeth gave those children. The children’s responding to the genuine love they received. Then David, and the pastors, priest and rabbi etc etc.
      I look forward to listening to the sequel where I hope the children are reunited with their mother.
    • 5/5
      Very good continuation of an amazing series. Well written and narrated. Lots of fascinating history about Berlin and Ireland.
    • 5/5
      Good read and a happy ending for the books main characters. so much pain, atrocities (sorry for any spelling mistakes, english not my primary language) and horrors. I cannot say the goodness makes up for it, however it gives me hope. now history repeats itself in the Ukrain. we need more female leaders
    • 5/5
      This series was so enjoyable and I couldn’t quit listening as I had to find the next story line!
    • 5/5
      I have read the first two books in this series and have enjoyed both immensely. Impossible to put down once started… (just one of the reasons I love audio books!) A well told story that doesn’t sugarcoat the horrors of war! Starting the third book right away
    • 5/5
      I enjoy the life stories of your characters mixed with correct information during the time period in which they lived.
    • 5/5
      So beautifully written I was transported to Germany and northern Ireland in an instant... I couldn't put the book down... Eager now to find out more through the sequel such is the connection to the characters of this wonderful book
    • 5/5
      Great history well done amazing narration,Will look for more of her books.
    • 5/5
      I am enjoying this series. I am heading to book 3 now: The Hard Way Home!!
    • 5/5
      I couldn’t put it down. The characters were so engaging and the writing interesting and captivating
    • 5/5
      This book and its prequel The Star and the Shamrock were extremely engaging and very well written on a very sensitive topic. The reader is excellent!