Urquhart, Jane 1947-.

Away / Jane Urquhart. - Toronto : McClelland & Stewart, 1997. - 356 p. : 23 cm.

''An Irish family escapes the potatoes famine by emigrating to Canada. The novel traces its contribution to the culture of its adopted land-from Irish sense of humor to Irish idealism - the latter leading one of its members to engage in political assassination.''

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