I liked this book. The book is Eyes That Do Not See by Kent Kearney, I thank Netgalley and BooksGoSocial for letting me read it in return for an honest review.

The story reminds us of the types of things many of our ancestors endured to find a better life for both them and their descendants.

In this case it was a boy who survived the Irish potato famine, traveled to the United States, got caught in our Civil War, and later homesteaded on the plains of Nebraska. In summary, lots of bad luck with a few lucky breaks.

Although this story featured an Irish immigrant and his experiences, there are probably parts that someone with non-Irish ancestors, or Irish ancestors who had very different experiences, can identify with. For example, many of my Irish ancestors came decades after the famine and settled in New York City. For those less familiar with some events in the book, there is an Appendix at the end of the book which tells you a bit about them as well as a list of books if you want to learn more.

The book is well-written and tells the story of one family but shows us a bit of what our ancestors went through. The Kindle version is a great deal (at least when I checked).