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Under the hawthorn tree is a childrens historical novel by marita conlonmckenna, the first in her children of the famine trilogy set at the time of the great famine in ireland. Pdf under the hawthorn tree download full pdf book download. It was adapted from the popular 2007 novel hawthorn tree forever by ai mi, which was based on a true story set during the cultural revolution. Under the hawthorn tree book download, conlonmckenna, marita. It was overall a good plot but dragged on for too too long. The first edition of the novel was published in august 2007, and was written by ai mi.
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