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Across the River

Written by: Alice Taylor
Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
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Publisher's Summary

At Mossgrove, the Phelan family farm, long-time hired hand Jack plays peacemaker as widow Martha Phelan battles her young son, Peter, who wants to modernise the farm. Tensions on the home front are bitter enough, but at the Conway farm across the river, more trouble is brewing. Slovenly Matt Conway feels trapped and abuses his wife, Biddy. Spurred on by a misguided belief that the Phelans got the best of him in a loan to buy land, he keeps vigil at a fence post plotting revenge ...
©2000 Alice Taylor (P)2019 Bolinda Publishing

Critic Reviews

'An amiable cast and description aplenty for those looking for a bit of an Irish idyll.' (Kirkus Reviews)
'Taylor's flair for the dramatic creates an atmosphere of suspense; and folksy witticisms and homey evocations of rural life round out the tale.; (Publishers Weekly)
'Alice Taylor is an outstanding storyteller.' (The Irish Times)

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