Author: Maria Tureaud
Publisher: Kensington Publishing
Published: January 27, 2026
I have said I don’t read historical fiction.
I have said I don’t read romance.
I have said I don’t read fiction with supernatural elements.
Dear reader, I lied! Because I absolutely loved This House Will Feed, which has all of the above and more. Horror. Suspense. And plenty of other things that may or may not be triggers for you. Suffice to say, Maria Tureaud has done her research and has opened my eyes to the horror that was The Great Hunger, otherwise known as the Great Irish Potato Famine, when a fungus blighted the potato crops of Ireland.
Reading the author’s note is a must, because while the lack of food stocks caused great hunger, it was the British landowners who ousted tenants and/or confiscated their possessions and land who were responsible for so much suffering. My heart ached, not just for the fictional Maggie O’Shughnessy and her family, but also for the real people of Ireland who lived through that painful era. Come for the gothic horror; stay for the history lesson!
The author includes references, a pronunciation guide, translations/meanings of words in the book, and a reading group guide.
I love Irish fiction and I will read anything Maria Tureaud writes. Thank you to Kensington Publishing for sending me an advance reader’s copy so that I could discover a new favorite author!
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