by Joseph O'Connor · Columna CAT · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466405874
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«El crim de l'estrella del mar» is the historical novel by Joseph O'Connor, published by Columna CAT in paperback (400 pages, in Catalan).
In 1847 the steamship Estrella del Mar sets sail for New York from an Ireland ravaged by famine. Among the emigrants travel a maid with a secret, a ruined lord with his family, and a killer seeking revenge. During the twenty-six-day voyage, their pasts intertwine in a historical thriller of crime, love, and redemption.
The novel is the first title in the «Star of the Sea» series by Joseph O'Connor. It was originally published in English in 2002; the Catalan translation by Mercè Ubach Dorca appeared in 2005.
Suitable for readers of historical fiction and thrillers, and for reading groups interested in a multi-voiced work in Catalan.
Joseph Victor O'Connor is an Irish novelist. His 2002 historical novel Star of the Sea was an international number one bestseller. Before success as an author, he was a journalist with the Sunday Tribune newspaper and Esquire. He is a regular contributor to RTÉ and a member of the Irish artists' association Aosdána.
