The Irish Rose — Joe Hill

The Irish Rose is a mature love story. Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, Tara O Shea O Malley emigrates to America in 1959 at 24 years old. Eventually she marries an Irish-American at 29, becomes a mother of four children, her Four Green Fields by age 39, administrator of a large personal care facility and owner of her own assisted living home by age 53, and cancer patient at 54. The daughter of an aide-de-camp to the President of Ireland, she makes the luck of the Irish a reality by steadfast work ethics and love and attention from her husband, John. She and John raise their children to grow into loving and compassionate adults. Only once in their 31 years of marriage do they have a disagreement, a mild one. How she deals with cancer and the years of treatments is inspiring, especially to anyone who knows a person fighting this disease. Her living one day at a time with determination and perseverance will prompt the reader to love Tara and to assimilate her characteristics into his/her every day life.