'The great escape: an eye-opening anthology of Irish emigration'

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Irish Independent, 9th May 2020 - reviewed by Andrew Lynch

I have found through reading these books and particularly this book, a fascination in different people and differing types of people all in Ireland, looking to achieve differing goals and how they benefit from this rich country but also what they bring to the country. Yes, there might be one similar theme that runs through the book but each chapter is about a different person from a different life told by a different academic expert. Some of the chapters are long, some are short, but they are always well written. But the unique thing each author looks at a slightly different angle or question to the theme which makes for an excellent book. I’m going to give this book an excellent 4.5

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UK Historian

The book is very interesting and the formula of the short essays means that they can be read independently, providing ideas for further research on the topics covered.

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