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The Law of Dreams
The Law of Dreams: A Novel | Peter Behrens
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Winner of the Governor General's Award for Fiction. Peter Behrens's bestselling novel is gorgeously written, Homeric in scope, and haunting in its depiction of a young man's perilous journey from innocence to experience.The Law of Dreams follows Fergus O'Brien from Ireland to Liverpool and Wales during the Great Potato Famine of 1847, and then beyond to a harrowing Atlantic crossing to Montreal. On the way, Fergus loses his family, discovers a teeming world beyond the hill farm where he was born, and experiences three great loves.
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JuniperWilde
JuniperWilde
The Law of Dreams: A Novel | Peter Behrens
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I don‘t give a lot of 5 star reviews. Maybe it‘s because I was so enthralled that this book provided the perfect distraction from the world. But it really is a perfect character driver story or historical depiction of the Irish famine and migration.

Miss_Kim He‘s a really great writer! I can‘t wait to read this one! ☝️ 3mo
JuniperWilde @Miss_Kim it was so good. It reminded me of Shantaram and A Fine Balance. It‘s an epic journey. 3mo
Miss_Kim I just finished my reread and it was SO good! I think I loved it even more 💙 2mo
JuniperWilde @Miss_Kim I wish he‘d write more! 2mo
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JuniperWilde
JuniperWilde
The Law of Dreams: A Novel | Peter Behrens
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A few chapters in and already hooked. I‘m anticipating the anger, grief, and trauma to come in this historical literary drama about colonization in Ireland and what carries forward in Canada. The writing is gorgeous and the author is extraordinarily skilled at drawing readers into the lives of the MCs.

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TiredLibrarian
TiredLibrarian
The Law of Dreams: A Novel | Peter Behrens
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Day 30: #West

Fergus' life in Ireland was fairly happy - until the potato blight struck. The search for a better life drives him first to England, and then westward to Canada and the US.

The best historical FIC makes me want to learn more, so this was a gateway drug to Irish history, especially this period when some of my ancestors followed the same path.

#ReadingResolutions @jess7 #HistoricalFiction #Ireland #Famine #19thCenturyShitholeCountry

Page55 Sounds good 7y
Miss_Kim Just finished this yesterday and loved it! It was one of those ‘I can‘t wait to get back to my book‘ kind of books! ❤️ 6y
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