In this sweeping saga-the first in the Song of Erin series-best-selling novelist B.J. Hoff re-creates one of the most coloful eras in American history, and sheds new light on Ireland's glory. It's 1839. A hurricane batters the Emerald Isle and few Irish on either side of the Atlantic escape its consequences. Terese Sheridan-desperate to escape the poverty of her homeland-traps herself and Brady Kane, a troubled young artist, in a web of deception that will have repercussions for generations to come. Brady is living a life of debauchery and deceit that threatens to destroy everyone who loves him, while his wealthy brother, Jack, has built an empire in America that has the means to help his people on both sides of the Atlantic. But can he find a way to do it? His efforts are thwarted by rumors of his corruption-some of them well-founded. Hoff's magnificent epic weaves a story of love and faith that reaches from Ireland to America and makes the history and romance of the 19th century come alive.