The Dreams of Mairhe Mehan

_The Dreams of Mairhe Mehan_ is a haunting and lyrical book about Mairhe Mehan, a young Irish girl living in the slums of Washington DC during the Civil War. Mairhe's family has been separated; her brother is off to fight for the Union, and her father pines for his native Ireland as his mental capacity deteriorates. The story is told through Mairhe's dreams, a poetic mix of Irish lore and the stark(but somehow dreamy) reality of the war.

The Dreams of Mairhe Mehan, is a haunting and gripping tale of a young irish girl trying to face realliy after the civil war.Mairhe Mehan has recently come from Ireland with her brother, and father when the war comes her brothe goes off to fight, leaving mairhe and her father to themselves, when mairhe's father loses his mind, she tries despretly to get her brother back. the army will let him be released for a large price. stuck with the delema of how to earn so much money, Mairhe dicideds to knit lace. But as always things don't come out as the should, and Mairhe has to find somthing to do with her father, and herself. Jennifer Armstrong's play on words and dramatic style make The dreams of Mairhe Mehan a chilling glimps in to this young girl's troubled life.