Name: Irish Dresser
Address: US

"Hope dances in the darkness. . ."

"Cometh the hour, cometh the book. The Irish Milliner spans centuries to bring a topic as old as yesterday, as timely as to-morrow to our attention ---emigration. Neale's work, written with love and insight, reminds us that our neighbor is all mankind."

~Tim Pat Coogan, Irish broadcaster, journalist, writer and author of 1916 The Easter Rising, Michael Collins and The Famine Plot

"Make no mistake, although at times the language is breath-takingly lyrical, Cynthia Neale tells it like it was, grit and all." ~Deborah Swift, Author of The Lady's Slipper and The Gilded Lily

"Cynthia Neale's Pavlova in a Hat Box is a love letter disguised as a cookbook!" ~Margaret M. Johnson, Irish cookbook author

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Books

Norah

The Making of an Irish-American Woman in 19th-Century New York

As Norah McCabe tries to free herself from the limitations of poverty, gender, and class, she experiences corruption, exploitation, and enchant-ment in a city that is forever mythic and magical.
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The Irish Dresser

A Story of Hope during The Great Hunger (An Gorta Mor 1845-1850)

By telling the story of one family's survival, this novel attempts to bring healing and understanding of the invisible scar of the Famine which lies deeply rooted in the Irish psyche.

The Irish Milliner

The Making of an Irish-American Woman in 19th Century New York. The Continuing Story of Norah

It is New York City and the Civil War is brewing. Norah McCabe, an Irish immigrant who escaped the Famine as a child, is now a young widow with a daughter. A milliner, struggling to survive in tumultuous times, Norah meets Abraham Lincoln, befriends the extraordinary African-American woman Elizabeth Jennings, and assists the Underground Railroad creating hats for runaway slaves.
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Hope In New York City

The Continuing Story of the Irish Dresser

The sequel continues the saga of Nora McCabe and her family now dwelling in New York City where they encounter poverty and racism as Irish Catholics and immigrants.

Endorsements

Cynthia Neale’s Pavlova in a Hat Box is a love letter disguised as a cookbook! Filled with heart-warming memories of her mother and her delicious confections, Ms. Neale’s book not only offers recipes and tips on baking tools and techniques, but also invites readers into her mother’s kitchen, a place always filled with warmth and love. Beautiful full color illustrations and images of old recipe cards punctuate the book and remind us that "recipes are like love notes that warm the heart of the baker"

—Margaret M. Johnson, Irish cookbook author READ MORE