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Patricia Falvey is the author of five historical novels each with a connection to Ireland, where she spent her early years. In this episode, she shares her story of immigrating alone to the U.S. and spending 30-plus years in accounting, although she'd always dreamed of being a writer. She even told bedtime stories to herself as a young child.
She talks about how she made her way in the United States, initially working in Omaha for the Job Corps before heading to Boston, where she received a foreign scholarship to Suffolk University and went on to have a successful career as an accountant and CPA. Then she took a leap of faith and pursued her dream of becoming a full-time writer. Falvey's best-selling novels focus on Irish history and ordinary characters living through major historical events, blending fact with fiction.
To listen to "Orphan Girl" sung by the Choral Scholars of University College Dublin, go to this video. To learn more about Falvey's books, visit her website.
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Chapters
1. Immigrating to America (00:00:00)
2. Working for the Job Corps (00:05:34)
3. On to Suffolk University in Boston (00:07:26)
4. A woman accountant circa 1970 (00:08:47)
5. The writing life put off for a while (00:11:08)
6. Off to write "the Great American novel" (00:14:43)
7. Taking a leap of faith (00:18:47)
8. A little girl tells herself bedtime stories (00:21:28)
9. Historical fiction, starting with "The Yellow House" (00:22:14)
10. "The Linen Queen" (00:26:16)
11. "The Girls of Ennismore" (00:29:23)
12. "The Titanic Sisters" (00:31:01)
13. Getting the historical details right (00:32:49)
14. "The Famine Orphans" (00:35:38)
15. Working with publishers (00:43:29)
16. Hope, resilience and joy (00:45:48)
17. "The Orphan Girls" song (00:47:47)
18. All in all, an uplifting story (00:48:31)
19. Paying it forward (00:50:05)
20. All comments, reviews are welcome (00:51:30)
21. Closing remarks (00:54:16)
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