Irene M. Drago's Irish Timber: A Maine Irish Author Event

Name: Irene M. Drago's Irish Timber: A Maine Irish Author Event
Start: 2026-06-25T18:30:00-04:00
Location: 34 Gray St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04102

Schedule

Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 06:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

34 Gray St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04102 | Portland, ME

Irene M. Drago's Irish Timber
A Maine Irish Author Event
Thursday, June 25th
6:30pm
Doors open at 6:00pm
Join us for an incredible evening of literature and history with Maine Author Irene Murtagh Drago as she discusses her latest novel Irish Timber.
Books will be available for sale and signing at the event.
About the Book:
Inspired by true events, Irish Timber is a standalone novel and a follow-up to Lavinia Wren and the Sailmakers. In the summer of 1931, Susie Rowley travels to Ireland with her cousin, a friend, and the undoubtable Eliza Willey Walker. Eliza convinces the band of Yankee scholars to investigate the wreck of her grandfather’s ship, the Alfred D. Snow. When Susie falls for Hugh Larkin, a medical student from County Wexford, their quest takes a detour. Later, she returns to Dublin and takes a job at the national library working for Dr. Richard Hayes. The librarian is soon drafted by Irish Military Intelligence, and Susie, a gifted linguist, is asked to join him to catch a German spy. As war engulfs their world, Yankee and Irish families alike demonstrate the power of love and the enduring value of Irish timber.
About the Author:
Irene M. Drago is the award-winning author of three historical novels, Daughters of Long Reach, The Maine Point, and Lavinia Wren and the Sailmakers. She also speaks three languages. During the Cold War, she honed her Russian skills by working for the D.O.D. Later, she taught Spanish at the high school and college level. Irene Murtagh Drago learned how to tell sea stories from her father, a chief petty officer who served on U.S. Navy ships from 1940 to 1980. Her paternal grandparents were born in Ireland and her maternal grandparents were the children of Irish immigrants. Their voices bring a lilt to Irish Timber.
Learn more at irenemdrago.com