223 Orchard Street

Format:

Book

Title:

223 Orchard Street

Other title(s):

Two hundred twenty three Orchard Street

Two twenty three Orchard Street

Author:

Ryan, Renee author

ISBN:

9781542046701

Publication:

Grand Haven, MI : Waterfall Press, [2018]

Physical Description:

319 pages ; 23 cm

Summary:

"Irish immigrant Katie O'Connor and her younger sister, Shannon, risk everything to journey to America at the turn of the twentieth century. As each woman passes into an intimidating, stirring, and unpredictable New York City, she is forced to rethink her dream of a better life. It isn't until Katie begins serving the sick in the depressed slums of the Bowery alongside Dr. Titus Brentwood that she discovers her true calling. Meanwhile, fate directs the vulnerable Shannon down an unsettling path that could put her life at risk. As Katie's and Ty's selflessness and devotion turn into something deeper, Ty must make a choice that could save one O'Connor sister at the expense of losing the other. But Katie hasn't come this far to let go now. She'll do anything to save Shannon and hold on to the man she's come to love."--Back cover.

Subject(s):

Irish -- United States -- Fiction.

Immigrants -- United States -- Fiction.

New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction.

New York (State) -- New York.

Genre:

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Summary

A heartening novel of the immigrant experience--and of redemption, self-sacrifice, and the power of hope when all else seems lost.

Irish immigrant Katie O'Connor and her younger sister, Shannon, risk everything to journey to America at the turn of the twentieth century. As each woman passes into an intimidating, stirring, and unpredictable New York City, she is forced to rethink her dream of a better life. It isn't until Katie begins serving the sick in the depressed slums of the Bowery alongside Dr. Titus Brentwood that she discovers her true calling. Meanwhile, fate directs the vulnerable Shannon down an unsettling path that could put her life at risk.

As Katie's and Ty's selflessness and devotion turn into something deeper, Ty must make a choice that could save one O'Connor sister at the expense of losing the other. But Katie hasn't come this far to let go now. She'll do anything to save Shannon and hold on to the man she's come to love.