Take the High Road, an Irish Odyssey

In 'Take the High Road,' the first of the Irish Odyssey Series, life-threatening challenges abound: religious persecution, draconian laws imposed by the British Crown and, to top it off, a famine of such proportions that it took the lives of approximately 1,000,000 people. These are the historical facts that create the fabric of life existing in Ireland as the odyssey begins in August of 1851.
The O’Donnell's are a prospering and respected dry goods merchant family in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland. Without warning, they are banished because they refuse to reject their faith. They are shunned and are forced out of their home and business and have no choice but to start a new life in America.
Brian O'Boyle, the seventeen year old son of peasant farmers, lost his family to starvation and the 'fever.' He agonized as he watched them die, one by one. Without hope, he yearned to join them in death. To make matters worse, an absentee landlord evicted him from the tiny stone cottage where his family had lived and farmed for generations. Near death and in his darkest moment, his guardian angel appeared and showed him that he had a reason to live.
Brian and the O'Donnell's eventually meet and begin their voyage to America.
Their strong faith and inborn Irish resiliency bring them safely through their trials and tribulations.