
On a green hillside in a tiny Irish village, a young girl named Moira lies in the soft grass, eyes lifted to the endless blue above. The world around her—whispering trees, a stone‑capped church, a thatched cottage where her grandmother cooks—glitters with simple, hard‑won happiness. Yet beneath the pastoral calm, Moira’s heart hums with restless yearning, sparked by the stories Father Murphy tells of distant lands across the sea.
He paints vivid pictures of bustling American cities, towering libraries, and farms filled with marvelous machines. Each tale fans the flame of Moira’s imagination, and the horizon seems to beckon her toward a future brimming with possibility. As she watches the waves crash far off, she feels destiny’s gentle tug, urging her to step beyond the familiar fields and chase the bright, unknown world she has only ever dreamed of.
Language
en
Duration
~7 hours (406K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2006-08-16
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1881–1968
Best known for warm, lively stories that often centered on girls and family life, this American novelist moved from children's fiction into adult novels over a long career. Her books carry an easy charm, shaped by a childhood near the Great Lakes and a storyteller's eye for home, friendship, and change.
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