The Walking People by Mary Beth Keane

Greta Cahill never believed she would leave her village in west Ireland until she found herself on a ship bound for New York. Despite her familys cynicism Greta discovers that in America she can fall in love earn a living and build a life. She longs to return to show her family what she has made of herself but at risk of revealing a secret about her past to her children decides to keep her new life separate torn from the people she is closest to. Decades later she discovers that her children wit Paperback softback