'An expansive, breathtaking tale . . .' —Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Stolen Queen

 

'Readers will race to the end, not wanting to put this book down . . . Highly recommended.' —The Historical Novel Society, Marlie Wasserman

 

'Hope Tarr's Irish Eyes is romantic, lyrical, and rich with historical detail . . . A compelling read!' —Heather Webb, USA Today bestselling author of The Next Ship Home

 

Irish Eyes, Book 1 of Hope's American Songbook  series, spans twenty-five years of Gilded Age through the Jazz Age Manhattan, as seen through the eyes of spirited Irish-born Rose O'Neill.

 

December 1898. In the aftermath of America's war with Spain, eighteen-year-old Rose O'Neill leaves her beloved Arans and boards a steamer for New York City. Herded through the emigrant landing depot at The Battery, abandoned and alone, she soon discovers that the New York streets are no more paved in gold than those of Galway. To survive, she must ford her way through Lower East Side tenements and sweatshops, Fifth Avenue mansions and tony hotels—tangling with Tammany Hall for the soul of the man with whom her fate is inextricably linked while fighting her feelings for the first love who still holds her heart. Just as she begins to make peace with the past, the Great War erupts in Europe, threatening to topple the dynasty for which she has sacrificed so much.