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COVER REVEAL: The Broken Harp

The Broken Harp, set for release in time for Saint Patrick’s Day, is suspenseful adventure story with layers and tidbits of Irish culture and history woven throughout.

World War II has reached neutral Ireland where
loyalties are divided and secrets can be dangerous.
Twelve-year-old Brian McGrath’s world turns upside down
when his father is thrown into jail, accused of being
part of the Irish Republican Army. With their family shaken and
food growing scarce, Brian and his older brother Patrick are
struggling to hold things together.

Then they make a discovery that could change everything.
Lying on the shore nearby, a badly wounded RAF pilot asks them for help. He’s an
American who secretly left home to fight the Nazis. Helping him
could mean serious trouble with local who favor Germany in the war. But turning him
away feels even worse.

With no other adult they can trust, the brothers turn to Mary,
a quiet weaver shunned by the village. She is hiding secrets of her
own, including two Jewish children she has sworn to protect. As
danger closes in, Brian and Patrick must find the courage to do
what is right, even if it means risking everything they have left.

MILICO MATHERS is an award-winning author of Wandering
Swallow, A Young Girl’s Quest for Freedom. Having spent more than
twenty-five years teaching students from middle school to college,
she is also a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and,
by family decree, the baker of cookies.

LILY HILDEBRAND is a college student who sings, acts, draws, and is studying physical therapy.

Stay tuned! Amazon link coming soon!

Image Credit: cover image and logo below by Lily Hildebrand

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Signing the Contract for Broken Harp

Set in neutral Ireland in 1941, Broken Harp tells the story of brothers Brian and Patrick McGrath, their sister Nan, and their parents, Sean and Sarah, during days of great division on the Emerald Island.

During World War II, Ireland is torn between a government that is subtly supporting the British and a portion of the population loyal to Germany, the nation that helped them become independent of British rule almost 20 years earlier.

The Irish police arrest Sean, accusing him of having connections to the Irish Republican Army.

Without their beloved father’s wisdom, Patrick and Brian must decide what to do when they discover a wounded American/RAF pilot (Yes, that actually happened). They join forces with an outcast weaver who is harboring two Jewish children and ultimately work to return the pilot to his post.

The metaphor of a broken harp refers to Ireland’s national symbol–a harp–and a nation divided geographically and philosophically.

Lily Hildebrand has agreed to illustrate again. The image below is of Brian, the narrator.

I’m signing again with EA Books Publishing with an intended release date of March 17, 2026.

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Permissions: You are permitted and encouraged to reproduce and distribute this material in any format provided that you do not alter the wording in any way, do not charge a fee beyond the cost of reproduction, and you credit the author.

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