The Indenture of Ivy O'Neill - Diane Helentjaris
Diane Helentjaris explores the lives of the unsung in her writing. Born in Dayton, Ohio she grew up in the nearby hamlet of Medway. After earning her B.A. cum laude in Interdisciplinary Humanities, she worked as a clinical and public health physician. She now lives with her family and two ridiculous miniature poodles in the foothills of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains.
GENRE: historical fiction
Blurb:
Not every immigrant sailed willingly to America...Ivy O'Neill's idyllic childhood ends in disaster in 1690 when red-coated soldiers cross the Celtic Sea to invade Ireland. While the O'Neill family struggles to survive on the Irish coast, George Stokely is building a life in the British Colony of Maryland. All he needs to make his Chesapeake tobacco farm thrive is more help. The Indenture of Ivy O'Neill is an immersive story of courage, family, and the transformative power of immigration.
