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Polly Browne - Teresa Tart

ISBN: not given

© not given

Published by: not given – presumably self-published 2002

Printed by: not given

Format: glossy pictorial soft cover

Total print-bearing Pages : 84 pages

Size: approx. 14.4cm x 20.6cm x 0.7cm

Mass: approx. 120g

Special Attributes : First published in 2002 (Canberra) – first edition/ presumed first printing (no other publication details provided) ; glossy pictorial plasticized softcover; sewn binding; comprises high qualit y thick glossy slightly translucent p apers; struct ur ed in [1] 4 Parts ( = diaries of from 4 generations ) contain ing a total of 8 chapters [2] single Part ( comprising 1 chapter) dealing with the son of one of the missing brothers [3] single (closing) entry (important dates); a subsequent edition published 2012 chan g ed the title to “ Polly Browne ... and the Secret”; no illustrations apart from frontcover illustration (in oval frame) ; 1 family tree; no references/ bibliography; no index; no ISBN

Condition : Used ( generally very good condition – cover wear ); appears not opened prior to compiling this description; uncreased spine; general rubbing front and backcover with generalized thinning of printcolour and localised loss (ed g e of front and rear spine margin (presumably due to underlying stitching) ; localised lo ss of surface print layer upper right quadrant frontcover where adhesive label was once affixed – some residual adhesive remnants ; rubbing wear indentation cover edges; single vertical tear upper frontcover edge (approx. 1.0cm from front spine margin) extends approx. 0,2cmin to upper margin area ; minor holding creasing/ crescent indentations (fingertip impression) noticed upper left quadrant backcover; minor indentation upper sand lower free co r ners (front and backcover) with loss of printlayer at corner apices ; tight binding

Description: Comprises transcription from 4 diaries from successive generations dealing with primarily with the potato famine in Ireland and its effects on the successive generations

A reader review on the goodreads.com internet website (referring to the 2012 edition) states in part, “ This book follows the story of Polly's family through two world wars from the outlook of their daughter, Molly. I liked this book because it showed how families can be intertwined through the years. It tells how the poor and their struggles are related to the rich and their joys. I find family heritage fascinating .”

“ Polly Browne came from Ireland in 1840. She survived the awful Potato Famine, 1845-1849. The families of Connaught lived on potatoes and very little else. Polly was the daughter of Patrick and Bridget Nolan. They were married 1829 and had six children between 1830 and 1840. ”

“ Bridget came from a wealthy family but because she decided to marry Patrick the family disowned her, leaving her nothing. ”

“ In October 1845, Patrick and Bridget died. There was no time for grief, the children had to go on. They had a long journey ahead of them, so the five of them headed out to Dublin to find Mammy's sister, their Aunt Nellie. ”

“ On the way they saw terrible things. The two sisters, Sara and Veronica and their brother, Anthony died of the Famine Fever. They finally arrived and Aunt Nelly Nurses them back to health. ”

“ Polly Brown stayed with Aunt Nellie while the boys went off to find work. It wasn't long and they weren't heard of again .”

“ Polly married Sean O'Sullivan in 1865 in Liverpool. They had their first child in 1867, twins in 1869, two more children after that. Sean was 69 when he died. Polly died at 65 in 1925. ”

“ Molly married Patrick Murray in 1901 and had 4 children. Polly's great grand-daughter Lucy discovered a secret of her family's past. Can she keep this a secret? Will she find out what happened to Polly's two brothers after they left Dublin? ”

“ Teresa Tart was a native of Liverpool. Teresa lived in Australia for 30 years. She had two children and is widowed. She enjoys drawing, painting and writing. The inspiration to write Polly Browne and the Secret was out of curiosity of her own family. ... ”

A reader review on the goodreads.com internet website (referring to the 2012 Dorrance edition) states in part, “ This is a book that fellow geneologist will love. At least ones with a heavy Irish background and or some deep dark secrets. This feels like the story of my family. Polly Brown was born Irish. She was abandoned and made her way through life on her own. And of course their is the secret. Why families decide to have secrets is beyond me. It never works. Everybody always finds out (if it was ever truly a secret to begin with). It follows the next two generations as well: Molly and Alice. ... ”

Contents:

publication details flyleaf (= title page)

family tree

Prologue

publication details

table of Contents

Part 1 : The Diary of Polly Browne – 1850 to 1905

chapters One to Three

Part 2: The Diary of Molly O’Sullivan Murray – 1905 to 1936

chapters Four and Five

4 pages of black and white photographs

Part 3 : The Diary of Alice (Murray) Hughes – 1938 to 1957

chapters Six and Seven

Part 4 : The Diary of Lucy – 1957

chapter Eight

Part 5 : The Story of the Lost Boys – James and John – 1965

chapter Nine

Important Dates

Note on domestic postage/Australian destinations only

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[3] express mail using an AP Express Post (Medium) envelope (includes inner packaging) – $7.60c