sally in the city of dreams
BY judi curtin. COVER ART BY RACHEL CORCORAN
The O’Brien Press, October 2023
1911: Crossing the ocean for a new life …
“Sisters Bridget and Sally are leaving their home in Kerry to sail to New York to find work. On the long sea journey they meet a young, orphaned girl, Julia, who is travelling to live with her long-absent brother. But when the girls arrive in America Julia’s brother is nowhere to be found! Sally and Bridget persuade their cousin in New York to take Julia in.
The girls slowly get used to their strange new life and their jobs – Bridget is a lady’s companion, Sally is a childminder, while Julia works in a factory.
They work hard, but also have fun exploring their adopted city. But then something terrible happens – a false accusation threatens to destroy their new life in America. How can three young girls alone in the big city sort things out themselves?”