The Fall of Light

This literary Irish family saga is "[a] magical tribute to human dignity, the bonds of kinship, and the unquenchable flame of hope" (BookPage).

Beginning in Ireland in the early years of the 19th century, the four Foley brothers flee across the country with their father and the large telescope he has stolen. Soon forced apart by the violence of the Irish wilderness, the potato famine, and the promise of America, the brothers find themselves scattered across the world. Their separate adventur...