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The Whitest Flower
Brendan Graham
Rich and epic Historical Fiction set against the backdrop of the Great Famine. Perfect for fans of Winston Graham and Ken Follett.It is August 1845. In Dublin’s Botanic Gardens, Phytophora infestans is discovered for the first time. The bacteria blooms throughout the country, blighting potato crops and creating what becomes known as the Great Famine: an event of holocaust proportions that affects every man, woman and child in Ireland.Ellen O’Malley is one such victim. As the Blight ravages the land, Ellen loses her husband. Alone and vulnerable, she is duped into going to Australia to seek a better life, leaving three of her beloved children behind. Travelling aboard a coffin ship, she arrives emaciated and ill with her new baby. But the country proves a harsh and brutal landscape and a change in fortunes seems further away than ever. But Ellen, a woman with an indomitable spirit, is determined to rise above her oppression and bring her family together once more.
Brendan Graham
THE WHITEST FLOWER
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Version: 2016-01-04
Ellen’s Country
........... Areas showing ground above 360 ft
Note: Maamtrasna in 1845 was in County Galway. The County boundaries were redrawn in 1896. Maamtrasna now resides in County Mayo.
Ellen’s Journey.
see detail opposite
CONTENTS
Cover (#ue6fb8050-f6be-5001-bcc0-626daa844ee9)
Title Page (#uf880e733-1180-5ca6-b7e8-957ebdac3e1b)
Copyright (#ud4df4486-2195-55fc-ac88-507c1cfaae9e)
Maps (#u0411adb5-ac9d-55c5-ae6c-f65e414f456f)
An introduction to the 2016 edition (#u269aaeea-3f1a-523b-9f11-42be4df2d867)
Book One: IRELAND (#ua4c3a147-fbfa-5d50-bf70-d76754053553)
Chapter 1 (#u81c904ba-5e77-5984-b5f9-1f96051a5f5f)
Chapter 2 (#u7b49d2d8-92cd-5176-830e-f25b118d2b08)
Chapter 3 (#u04096609-14e4-5973-a1b3-cc280a25ffcb)
Chapter 4 (#uaf9319c2-8aa3-5d55-a79a-35299aebfbd3)
Chapter 5 (#u9598faba-3c91-5c05-ba3d-8c82bfe93b47)
Chapter 6 (#ua5f7359f-87dc-5d18-b68b-2771bddcc6b0)
Chapter 7 (#u9a805e8c-1284-5f6d-9dab-93768c882662)
Chapter 8 (#u9ea5f97f-9c7d-56de-81f5-b100de45104a)
Chapter 9 (#uf72c3165-a015-5282-a08d-7af811564f3a)
Chapter 10 (#ub738c6e1-c83a-59ba-90f4-bf00cd361be6)
Chapter 11 (#ue827d558-f9a0-5de9-b4af-3b0c0c466a6e)
Chapter 12 (#uf19052c5-7664-5221-9974-5c5d296e8c05)
Chapter 13 (#uf13c2165-eec4-52cb-b15f-38fbe7206d17)
Chapter 14 (#u814093e3-e489-5154-898b-60b4b1d4c1b0)
Chapter 15 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 16 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 17 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 18 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 19 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 20 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 21 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 22 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 23 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 24 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 25 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 26 (#litres_trial_promo)
Book Two: AUSTRALIA (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 27 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 28 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 29 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 30 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 31 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 32 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 33 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 34 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 35 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 36 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 37 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 38 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 39 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 40 (#litres_trial_promo)
Book Three: GROSSE ILE (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 41 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 42 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 43 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 44 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 45 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 46 (#litres_trial_promo)
Book Four: BOSTON (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 47 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 48 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 49 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 50 (#litres_trial_promo)
Book Five: IRELAND (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 51 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 52 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 53 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 54 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 55 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 56 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 57 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 58 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 59 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 60 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 61 (#litres_trial_promo)
Glossary (#litres_trial_promo)
Quotations (#litres_trial_promo)
