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17 Martin Street New Edition
Author(s): Marilyn Taylor (Author)
- Publisher: O'Brien Press Ltd
- Publication Date: 20 Jun. 2011
- Edition: New
- Language: English
- Print length: 208 pages
- ISBN-10: 1847172865
- ISBN-13: 9781847172860
Book Description
A web of secrets can risk lives …
When Hetty’s family move to Martin Street near Portobello bridge in Dublin, they’re not sure of their welcome. And next door, Ben’s family are not sure about their new Jewish neighbours: it’s The Emergency and they are suspicious of strangers.
But for Ben, the chance to earn a few pence is too great and secretly he does odd jobs for them. And there’s a bigger secret: Renata, a World War Two refugee, is on the run in the city. Hetty is determined to rescue her.
The web of secrets begins to unravel and there are lives at risk. Can Hetty and Ben overcome their differences and save Renata, or are they just meddling in things they know too little about?
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘The period detail and sense of place is lovingly recreated . . . utterly authentic’
–INIS Magazine
‘a brilliant addition to this award-winning author’s study of the great Jewish catastrophe, the Holocaust, seen through the realities of life in Ireland’
–The Jewish Press Magazine
‘a thrilling read for kids aged 10-plus’
–Clare People
About the Author
Marilyn Taylor was born and educated in England, and has an economics degree from London University. She was a school librarian in a Dublin secondary school for 16 years and a college librarian.
Her first novels for young adults were the Jackie and Kev trilogy, Could This Be Love, I Wondered? (1994), Could I Love a Stranger? and Call Yourself a Friend?.
Faraway Home was a new departure for Marilyn, having a strong historical basis and being set in Northern Ireland during the Second World War. It won the prestigious Bisto Book of the Year Award and was followed by 17 Martin Street New Edition, set in Dublin during The Emergency (as the Second World War was knows in Ireland). Both have been hugely popular with schools throughout Ireland and beyond.
