Mrs. Kelly’s Journey Home with Breeda Kelly Miller

Join us for a heartwarming evening with author Breeda Kelly Miller. Mrs. Kelly’s Journey Home: Stories of an American Family tells the story of Breeda’s parents' journey from Dublin, Ireland to Detroit, Michigan.

It is a powerful and humorous look at immigration and family that you are sure to enjoy!

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About the Book:

Mrs. Kelly's Journey Home by Breeda Kelly Miller tells the powerful, heartwarming, and often humorous story of Mary Kelly, an Irish immigrant navigating life's challenges after settling in America. Her journey captures the sacrifices, resilience, and adaptability required by immigrants, particularly women, who support their families in new and sometimes unfriendly environments.

The book spans Mary's life in both Ireland and America, detailing her family's culture, values, and unyielding hope amid unexpected obstacles. Through vivid storytelling, Miller introduces readers to Mary's wit, optimism, and determination to embrace the American dream while holding onto her Irish roots. From humorous miscommunications about "biscuits" and "trainers" to the struggles of adapting to an unfamiliar culture and customs, Mary's experiences reveal a woman of strong faith, humor, and compassion. Her acts of kindness and close bonds with neighbors show the strength of community and support systems in an immigrant's life, especially when traditional family structures are absent.

As Mary raises her children and faces the heartache of separation from family back in Ireland, her unwavering belief in brighter days resonates with readers. Mary's story also illuminates the lives of everyday American families, their values, and how they create new traditions while holding onto the old. By bridging two cultures, Mary redefines family, friendship, and faith in a foreign land.

In Mrs. Kelly's Journey Home, readers will find an invitation to reflect on their own family histories and a reminder of the extraordinary strength found in seemingly ordinary lives. This book is ideal for anyone interested in the immigrant experience, family values, or the nuances of cross-cultural relationships.

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About the Author:

Breeda Kelly Miller is a professional speaker, playwright and actor. Her award-winning one-woman show, Mrs. Kelly’s Journey Home premiered in Ann Arbor in 2021. She has gone on to tour the United States performing to enthusiastic audiences in 23 cities. In September, Breeda performed the show, which is about her parent’s emigration from Dublin to Detroit in Ireland. Videos of her stories have gone viral on social media and her “Ticket to Heaven” story was featured on the The Moth Story Hour on NPR. In December 2024 DETROITPBS will broadcast the play and it will be available on PBS Passport. When she is not on stage, she enjoys her farm house in Manchester with her husband Jim, her sons Dan and Evan, two dogs and two ginormous cats.