MORNA

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DRAMA

1940s & '50s

Mary Kate Brogan

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Logline

In nineteen-fifties Ireland, a devout Catholic girl wages war between God and the devil for the love of a man determined to become a priest until a fatal accident rocks the foundation of her hometown and challenges much of what she holds sacred.

Genre

Drama

Short Summary

MORNA is consumed with thoughts about her brother, TOM’S forthcoming marriage to BRIDGET, who bullied Morna as a child. Searching in Tom’s bureau she finds a letter confirming her suspicion that Bridget wants MAMA and Morna to leave their family home after Bridget and Tom's marriage.

Setting

County Galway, Ireland. Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Based on a True Story

No

Plot - Premise

Internal Journey/Rebirth

Plot - Other Elements

Other

Mature Audience Themes

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Main Character Details

Name: MORNA REILLY

Age: Fourteen to twenty-six

Gender: Female

Role: Protagonist

Key Traits: Aspiring,Confident

Additional Character Details

Name: Mairtin Tobin

Age: 16–28

Gender: Male

Role: Tempter

Key Traits: Educated,Religious

Additional Character Details

Name: Sean Mulligan

Age: 18—29

Gender: Male

Role: logical

Key Traits: Aggressive,Aspiring,Charming,Blunt,Faithful,Decisive,Skillful

Additional Character Details

Name: Fiona McLaughlin

Age: 14—26

Gender: Female

Role: sidekick

Key Traits: Empathetic

About The Author

Target Audiences

Age: 55+

Target Gender: Universal

Group Specific

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Publishing Details

Status: Yes: with a Publisher

Publisher: Melange Books

Hard Copy Available

Yes

ISBN

978-1-61235-281-7