02041cam a2200301 i 4500 545512384 TxAuBib 20220105120000.0 210628s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021031621 9781250187451 hardcover 25.99 1250187451 hardcover 25.99 TxAuBib rda Bradford, Barbara Taylor, 1933- A man of honor / Barbara Taylor Bradford. First edition. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2021. 453 pages. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "The prequel to Barbara Taylor Bradford's New York Times bestselling and dazzling saga A Woman of Substance. Opening five years before the start of A Woman of Substance, A Man of Honor begins with 13-year-old Blackie O'Neill facing an uncertain future in rural County Kerry. Orphaned and alone, he has just buried his sister, Bronagh, and must leave his home to set sail for England, in search of a better life with his mother's brother in Leeds. There, he learns his trade as a navvy, amid the grand buildings and engineering triumphs of one of England's most prosperous cities, and starts to dream of greater things... And then, high on the Yorkshire moors, in the mists of a winter morning he meets a kitchen maid called Emma Harte. In A Man of Honor, the true Blackie O'Neill is revealed. For the first time, readers discover his story: his tumultuous life, the obstacles facing him, the desire he has to throw off the impotence of poverty and move up in the world. Like his friend Emma, he is ambitious, driven, disciplined, and determined to make it to the top. And like Emma Harte, he is an unforgettable character for the millions who loved the book"-- Provided by publisher. 20220105. Family sagas. British. Irish. Historical fiction.