That is until his sister disappears, and Finn must find a way of calling home the family and the life he has lost. And then Finn's parents announce that they too must separate if their family is to survive.īut Finn still has his sister, Cora, with whom he counts the dwindling boats on the coast at night, and Mrs Callaghan, who teaches him the strange and ancient melodies of their native Ireland. There's no school, no friends and whole rows of houses stand abandoned. As residents are forced to leave the island in search of work, ten-year-old Finn Connor suddenly finds himself living in a ghost town. From Emma Hooper, critically acclaimed author of Etta and Otto and Russell and James, a People magazine & Pick of the Week,& comes a lyrical, charming, and mystical story of a family on the edge of extinction, and the different way each of them fights to keep hope, memory, and love alive. When all the fish vanish from the waters, and the cod industry abruptly collapses, it's not long before the people begin to disappear from the town of Big Running as well. There was nothing to do but tell stories. As the streets of Big Running continue to empty Cora takes mattersand her family's shared destiniesinto her own hands.In Our Homesick Songs, Emma Hooper paints a gorgeous portrait of the Connor family, brilliantly weaving together four different stories and two generations of Connors, full of wonder and hope. Enguin presents the audiobook edition of Our Homesick Songs by Emma Hooper. With an OverDrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for at-a-glance information about availability.
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