Irish Luck, Chinese Medicine

by Molly Mahoney Matthews

Overview

Irish Luck, Chinese Medicine is about improbable allies: an Irish single mother and a Chinese physician. Set against the backdrop of the Catholic Church in 19th Century America, it's the story of how entrepreneurship and strength become a gateway for family survival despite injustice, tragedy, and ill-fated love. Follow the journey of a woman finding her strength as she rescues her sons from child labor and saves her family's inheritance, only to risk everything for the man she loves.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781732110922
Publisher:	Starfish Group
Publication date:	02/21/2019
Series:	ISBN 978-1-7321109-2-2
Pages:	408
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.91(d)

About the Author

Molly Mahoney Matthews grew up dreaming of becoming anything but a writer, so this book is a surprise and a career pivot. She spent many years as business woman, built a company, and to encourage other entrepreneurs, decided to write a book: Job-IQ: How to Find a Job, Create a Career, Build a Business. While working on the manuscript, she joined a writer's group. Everyone else was writing fiction and, as a lark, Molly experimented writing a few pages of what would become Irish Luck, Chinese Medicine. She discovered she loved channeling stories from her characters. Now, they won't stop talking! She is currently working on a prequel, Chinese Luck, and a sequel, Irish Medicine.

Table of Contents

Prologue

En

Johanna

Mai Ling

Nanticoke

The Mulberry Leaf

Irish Need Not Apply

Lake Nuangola

The Celestial

Blood Is Thicker Than Water

The Queue

The Braid

A Glass of Water

New Year

Gardens

Epilogue

Editorial Reviews

Rich emotions in a story that is undeniably a romance but also a blend of fiction and historical events of the 19th Century America. A sober look at injustice facing immigrants including the struggles of laborers, a corrupt church, and a healing exploration of subjects ranging from accupuncture to what builds family strength and security.

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