About the Book

In this heartrending but inspiring follow-up to "Ellis Island," young Ellie Hogan leaves Ireland in the 1930s after losing her husband and returns to New York. But the Depression has made the city unrecognizable, and even the Atlantic isn't big enough to stop the tragedies of the past from catching up with Ellie.

From the Back Cover

The heartrending and inspiring sequel to Ellis Island, Kate Kerrigan's City of Hope is an uplifting story of a woman truly ahead of her time

When her beloved husband suddenly dies, young Ellie Hogan decides to leave Ireland and return to New York, where she worked in the 1920s. She hopes that the city will distract her from her anguish. But the Great Depression has rendered the city unrecognizable. Gone are the magic and ambiance that once captured Ellie's imagination.

Plunging headfirst into a new life, Ellie pours her passion and energy into running a refuge for the homeless. Her calling provides the love, support, and friendship she needs in order to overcome her grief--until, one day, someone Ellie never thought she'd see again steps through her door. It seems that even the vast Atlantic Ocean isn't enough to keep the tragedies of the past from catching up with her.

Review Quotes

"I devoured this book in one sitting, I LOVED IT!" - Marian Keyes
"Kate Kerrigan's Ellis Island is a standout novel that vividly brings alive the very different worlds of New York and Ireland in the 1920s. A love story shot through with a perfect sense of the period, it is a rare combination of historical enlightenment and sheer enjoyment. This is a novel to savor as well as devour." - Peter Quinn, author of The Man Who Never Returned
"Kerrigan is a lovely writer and her book breaks from the traditional mould." - Sunday Tribune (Ireland)
"Kerrigan is excellent at evoking both rustic Ireland and 20th-century New York." - Publishers Weekly