Hands Across the Sea
Author: fionaclare
Rating: Mature
Status: 2/? WIP, Last Updated April 2020
Words: 6344
Summary: “The Ukrainian,” the man stated with a surprised gleam in his eyes. Mickey's heart stuttered.
“The Irishman,” Mickey countered. The man smirked. He flicked the ash from his cigarette.
Set in 1950’s New York. A freshly immigrated Ukrainian meets an Irish American. A romance of shitty back alley bars, shared cigarettes and secrets ensues.
Tags: Ukrainian Mickey, Irish Ian, 1950’s, Mindset/Beliefs of the 1950’s
My pet peeve with historical fiction is when it lacks the understanding of the time period. This doesn’t. Obviously I can’t 100% say it’s spot on as I wasn’t alive then, but the author really did a good job trying to make it feel as if Mickey and Ian we’re struggling immigrants in a time period where they weren’t even legally allowed to be together. It’s still a work in progress but there was definitely some exciting set ups for the next chapter!
Read it here x