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  • Wild Chicory

  • By: Kim Kelly
  • Narrated by: Edwina Wren
  • Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (54 ratings)

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Wild Chicory

By: Kim Kelly
Narrated by: Edwina Wren
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Publisher's summary

Wild Chicory is the story of a journey from Ireland to Australia in the early 1900s, along threads of love, family, war and peace. It's a slice of ordinary life rich in history, folklore and fairy tale and a portrait of the precious bond between a granddaughter, Brigid, and her grandmother, Nell. From the windswept emerald coast of County Kerry to the slums of Sydney's Surry Hills; and from the bitter sectarian violence of Ulster to the tranquility of rural New South Wales, Brigid weaves her grandmother's tales into a small but beautiful epic of romance and tragedy, of laughter and the cold reality of loss. It's Nell's tales, tall and true, that spur Brigid to write her own, too. Ultimately it's a story of finding your feet in a new land - be that a new country or a new emotional space - and the wonderful trove of narrative we carry with us wherever we might go.

In many ways Brigid and Nell are Kim and her grandmother, Lillian Kelly, and many snippets of story in this work belong especially to them. It is primarily a work of fiction, but while the Kennedys and the O'Halligans in Wild Chicory are not the Kellys and O'Reillys of Kim's own family history, they have sprung direct from her heart and show listeners just how it is she came to be a writer of stories herself.

©2015 Kim Kelly (P)2016 Audible, Ltd
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Beautiful

The most beautiful, heartwarming story ever written. Full of family love, hardships and happiness throughout the generations.

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A beautiful, heart- wrenching story.

I never write reviews, but this story touched me so deeply and was so beautifully written that I wanted to say thank you to the author. You have an extraordinary talent.

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Wonderful Remembrance

My own Grandmother was one of 7 siblings with her parents that immigrated to the US right after WWI from Ireland. This book reminded me of some of the stories she used to tell my sisters and me growing up. Tales of Ireland and tales of being an immigrant growing up in Pittsburgh, Pa. I truly loved and connected to this book. The narrator was soft spoken and attentive to each character. Wonderful book.

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Loved this book!

Truly beautiful words gracefully read. The story reminded me of my mom and I cried thinking I wish she had read this book for I know it would have reminded her of her grandmother. A real treasure

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Wonderful story

I laughed and I cried I loved it. Excellent story telling, wonderful narration! Beautiful story.

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Nice little read

Follow a family of four generations from Ireland to Australia. Includes family stories and folklores told by each generation. How they survived war, the Great Depression, hard times and the good times.

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