The Big Wind: A Novel of Great Famine

By Beatrice Coogan

Book Overview

It all began on the night of the Big Wind. A wild and savage night in January 1839 when a storm struck Ireland, leaving such suffering and devastation in its path that a mark remained on the minds and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570980314
• ISBN13: 9781570980312
• Release Date: January 1970
• Publisher: Rinehart Publishers, Roberts
• Length: 684 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

The Big Wind by Beatrice Coogan

This is a book that I read several years ago, loaned to someone and didn't get it back. Therefore, I purchaced a new copy and I am half way through reading it again. I would consider it one of the best books that I have ever read and would highly reccommend it to anyone that likes a good historical novel. It abounds with romance and tragedy and is difficult to lay down once you get the drift of the story.

A good long summer read

I read this book about 20 years ago after my grandmother brought it home from Ireland. As a teenager the images of Ireland struck me as beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time. I also gave me a wonderful opportunity to talk with my grandmother (an early 1900s Irish immigrant) about her memories of Ireland. I had no idea the book was still in print until I was searching to give it to a friend. I still love the story 20 years later!

well worth the time to read it

characters well developed--storyline is educational as well as romantic. i liked it very much and i read it over a year ago.