Setinthewild,romantic,northwestcoastofIrelandduringthemid-19thcentury,TheIrishman’sDaughterpitsBriana,herfather,andsister,againstarecklessEnglishlandlordandaplaguethatwillkillanddisplacemillionsofIrishpeople.Ireland,1845.ToBrianaWalsh,noplaceonearthismorebeautifulthanCarrowteige,CountyMayo,withitsslopingfieldsandrockycliffsperchedabovethewildAtlantic.Thesmallfarmsthatsurroundthecenturies-oldLearHousearemanagedbyherfather,agenttothewealthy,recklessSirThomasBlakely.TenantfarmersselltheoatsandryetheygrowtopayrenttoSirThomas,survivingonthepotatoesthatflourishintheremainingscrapsofland.Butwhenthepotatocropfallspreytoadevastatingblight,familiesBrianahasknownallherlifeareleftwithnofood,noresources,andnomercyfromtheEnglishlandowner,whoseemsindifferenttoeverythingexceptprofit.RoryCaulfield,thehard-workingyoungfarmerBrianahopestomarry,sharesthelocals’despair--andtheiranger.There’stalkofviolentreprisalsagainstthecallousgentryandtheiragents.Briana’sstudiousoldersister,Lucinda,dreamsofafuturefarbeyondMayo.Butevenashungeranddiseasesettleoverthecountry,killinganddisplacingmillions,BrianaknowsshemustfindawaytoguideherfamilythroughoneofIreland’sdarkesthours--towardhope,love,andanewbeginning.
