Kathleen McDonnell

BRIDEEN: The Journeys of a Famine Daughter.

The new fact-based historical novel by
Islander Kathleen McDonnell

An epic saga of the Irish diaspora, the

author’s ancestor survives the Great Famine

only to find herself swept up in the great

upheavals of the 19th century: The

industrial revolution in England, the Civil

War in the U.S., and the European

settlement of the American Midwest.

Available at Amazon.ca and: www.AOSpublishing.com For a copy signed by the Author, come to the Boutique on Friday, December 5th! OR contact Kathleen directly at https://kathleenmcdonnell.com

Kathleen McDonnell is the author of nine books of non-fiction and fiction, and has written more than a dozen plays, many of which have had award-winning productions in Canada and the United States. Kathleen is also a musician, deeply involved in the traditional music of her ancestral homeland, Ireland. She's currently working with Island-based filmmaker and theatre director Annie Szamosi to produce an audiobook of BRIDEEN, with songs and music performed by some of Toronto's best traditional Irish musicians. Follow her for updates on Facebook and Instagram.