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KAREN’S BOOK REVIEW

Where the Heart Should Be

★★★★★

Reviewed February 4, 2025 · Historical Fiction

The Great Famine, The Great Hunger, The Irish Potato Famine. In 1845, Ireland experienced mass starvation and disease that lasted for seven years. Nell is sixteen and begins working as a scullery maid in the kitchen of The Big House owned by English Lord Wicken. She has strict instructions to never leave the kitchen, to be seen and not heard. Nell is smart…

Published by Bloomsbury YA

Happy reading,
Karen