B. J. Hoff brings us an inspiring Irish-American saga of pain and triumph in the 1800s. Terese Sheridan, desperate to escape the poverty and tragedy of Ireland, traps herself and the man she loves in a web of deception that will have consequences for generations to come. Jack Kane, a rogue newspaperman, builds an empire from his youthful dreams and the kind of reckless courage that makes him a legend in nineteenth-century New York City. Hoff's magnificent epic brings to life one of the most colorful, dramatic eras in American history and weaves a story of love and faith that spans an entire ocean.
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BJ Hoff staat bekend om haar sfeervolle historische decors, onvergetelijke personages en lyrische proza. Haar werk duikt in de immigrantenervaring, met name die van de Ieren, en creëert meeslepende werelden waarin personages diepe menselijke worstelingen en spirituele reizen doorkruisen. Hoff's historische romans zijn bedoeld om een brug te slaan van het verleden naar het heden, waardoor ze relevant blijven voor hedendaagse lezers.






- In this tale of struggle and love and uncompromising faith, Jack Kane, the always charming but sometimes ruthless titan of New York's most powerful publishing empire, is torn between the conflict of his own heart and the grace and light of Samantha Harte, the woman he loves, whose own troubled past continues to haunt her 
