Product Description

Phyllis McCormack's diary reveals the horror and trauma suffered by the Irish people during the potato famine years. Read about Phylly and her family and their struggle for survival during the hungry years.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #258826 in Books
• Published on: 2001-04-20
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

Customer Reviews

One of the best books ever
This book is fantatic, because before it I had never even heard of the hunger in Ireland, and now I know a lot. Phyllis, even though she is a lot better off than most families in her area still struggles with the rest of them when the potato famine comes, and she also has to deal with the acceptance of love and death at the same time. It is also good because it tells you about the conflict between the two religions and the English government, and it made me understand more about Irish history, and encouraged me to read more books about it. This is one of my favourite books, I really recommend it or any other of the My Story ones to anyone.

A wonderful book.
Phylly is a fourteen-year-old girl living in Ireland in 1845. Her family is better off than most poor Irish farm families. Phylly even has a job as a maid at the landlord's estate. But when a terrible disease attacks the potato crop, Phylly's family suffers as much as everyone else. Phylly fights to keep her spirits up through her family's struggle for survival and even experiences the wonder of first love. I reccomend this book to fans of historical novels.

The Hunger
Excellent! I love these books this was one of the best from my collection,
I think they should be introduced to the school curriculum.
I didn't have any knowledge or understanding of the hunger in Ireland, this has taught me the lot.