Bridie's FireAllen & Unwin, 2003. nov. 1. - 264 oldal Bridie's world is torn apart when her parents and baby brother die in the Great Hunger. She leaves Ireland, and strikes out alone to claim a life for herself in Australia, on the other side of the ocean. Bridie's Fire is heart-warming story of courage and resilience. It affirms Kirsty Murray's keen understanding of the human spirit. Starting in the 1840s and ending in present-day Australia. The Children of the Wind quartet tells the stories of four courageous young people, Bridie, Billy, Colm and Maeve, born fifty years apart. The central character from each book becomes a mentor to the child in the next. A well crafted and finely tuned historical novel...a rollicking adventure. - Children's Book Council, Notable Books 2004 I loved it! Really, I couldn't put it down. It's such an inspiration . . . my favourite book in the world. - Georgia, Year 8 |
Részletek a könyvből
1 - 5 találat összesen 11 találatból.
3. oldal
... took a step closer until she felt the pony's breath warm against her cheek . ' If it is only a frightened beast and not the devil's own mare , why don't you prove it , boyo , ' she said . ' Why don't you get on her back and take her for ...
... took a step closer until she felt the pony's breath warm against her cheek . ' If it is only a frightened beast and not the devil's own mare , why don't you prove it , boyo , ' she said . ' Why don't you get on her back and take her for ...
5. oldal
... took him into the late summer twilight . They sat on the bench outside the whitewashed house and Bridie shared her potato with Paddy , feeding him small mouthfuls with her fingertips . Brandon came out and joined them , hungrily ...
... took him into the late summer twilight . They sat on the bench outside the whitewashed house and Bridie shared her potato with Paddy , feeding him small mouthfuls with her fingertips . Brandon came out and joined them , hungrily ...
8. oldal
... took hold , and their talk became more troubled . They spoke of the crops that were failing again on the other side of the mountain and of the terrible suffering that all Ireland was enduring . The children snuggled down together in ...
... took hold , and their talk became more troubled . They spoke of the crops that were failing again on the other side of the mountain and of the terrible suffering that all Ireland was enduring . The children snuggled down together in ...
16. oldal
... took the limpets from Brandon and set them to roast on the fire . Then she spooned a little of the nettle brew into a wooden bowl and handed it to Bridie . ' Here , girl , take this to the poor wretch out by the side of the house ...
... took the limpets from Brandon and set them to roast on the fire . Then she spooned a little of the nettle brew into a wooden bowl and handed it to Bridie . ' Here , girl , take this to the poor wretch out by the side of the house ...
20. oldal
... around something . It looked like a seal that had been washed onto the shore , its black body humped on the beach . Brandon and Bridie took the narrow path along the 1 clifftops towards the village , keeping apace of the crowd 20.
... around something . It looked like a seal that had been washed onto the shore , its black body humped on the beach . Brandon and Bridie took the narrow path along the 1 clifftops towards the village , keeping apace of the crowd 20.
Tartalomjegyzék
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9 | |
18 | |
24 | |
Fever and changelings | 32 |
Road into darkness | 36 |
The deathhouse | 42 |
Black dogs and broken houses | 48 |
The fate of girls | 123 |
Sea change | 130 |
Hearts of fire | 137 |
Ember prayer | 149 |
Gold dust | 154 |
Billy Dare | 162 |
Leap of faith | 169 |
Midnight | 176 |
Pilgrim souls | 54 |
Riot | 60 |
Angel go before me | 64 |
Land of forever young | 70 |
The voyage south | 76 |
Winds of freedom | 84 |
The New World | 90 |
Beaumanoir | 96 |
Gilbert Clarence Arthur Bloomfield De Quincey | 101 |
By the waters and the wild | 109 |
Silken threads and golden needles | 117 |
The choice | 183 |
Alone | 189 |
The night fossicker | 196 |
Eddie Bones | 204 |
Songbird of the South | 209 |
A troupe of stars | 220 |
Broken promises | 228 |
The living and the dead | 234 |
Starry starry night | 246 |
Authors note | 251 |
Más kiadások - Összes megtekintése
Gyakori szavak és kifejezések
afternoon Amaranta Arbuckle arms asked Bridie Ballarat beach Beaumanoir Beaumer beneath beside Biddy Ryan Brandon Bridie felt Bridie heard Bridie knew Bridie looked Bridie O'Connor Bridie sat Bridie watched Bridie woke Bridie's bright brother bushranger Caitlin camp clothes curled currach dark deck Dingle door Dora dress Dunquin Eddie Bones everything eyes face Fairlea father feel Fionn Fionn mac Cumhaill fire folded Gilbert girls gold goldfields hair hand head heart inside Ireland Irish Jacobus kitchen laughed leaned loved Marmalade Martin Degraves Melbourne Miss Charity Mister Bones morning mother never night O'Farrell Paddy pony pulled pushed reached road Roisin shouted skin smiled someone St Brigid St Brigid's crosses St Kilda Road stared stood story Suddenly tell tent theatre there's took Tralee turned voice waiting walked whispered woman workhouse
Népszerű szakaszok
68. oldal - Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not ; for he will not pardon your transgressions : for my name is in him.
141. oldal - There are more ways of killing a dog than by choking him with butter.
142. oldal - Gilbert put his elbows on the table and rested his face in his hands.
197. oldal - She was so wrapped up in her own thoughts that she didn't notice the red eyes watching her.
151. oldal - I save this fire, as noble Christ saves; Mary on the top of the house and Brigid in its center; The eight strongest angels in Heaven Preserving this house and keeping its people safe.
13. oldal - When you were born, just a fresh babe, and I held you in my arms for the first time, I knew that we had to call you Bridie, after the blessed St Brigid.
191. oldal - She wanted to fly at him and scratch his eyes out, but she...
55. oldal - Grabbing each of the children by the wrist, he pushed his way through the crowd to the front of the gate.
12. oldal - She wiped a tear away from her cheek with the back of her hand. Dad knelt down and swept her up into his arms, bringing her face close to his. 'Husha, what's this you're saying?