Hereafter
Book description
A lyrical portrait of a young Irish woman reinventing herself at the turn of the twentieth century in America
Ellen O'Hara was a young immigrant from Ireland at the end of the nineteenth century who, with courage and resilience, made a life for herself in New York while financially supporting…
Why read it?
1 author picked Hereafter as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
In Hereafter, Vona Groarke accomplishes what most historians can never hope to do.
Filling in the gaps and silences in the historical record with poetry, prose, and imagery, she recreates the interior world of an Irish domestic servant in the United States at the turn of the twentieth century—her transatlantic migration, her back-and-forth journeys to Ireland, her working conditions and family life, and her hopes, dreams, and frustrations.
A work of great imaginative power and empathy, Hereafter is also a profound meditation on the historian’s craft.
From Kevin's list on Irish immigration to the United States.
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