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Reviewed by Edith Wairimu for Readers' Favorite
The Potato Thief: A Mercy Row Prequel by Harry Hallman is set in a time when Ireland is under grueling British colonial rule. After his father dies of consumption, the strenuous burden of providing for the family rests on the shoulders of eighteen-year-old George Graham. Times are hard, which leads him to steal a sack of potatoes. He lands in prison where he meets Flannigan and later Danny, friends who will stick with him through thick and thin. In a turn of events, they join the Foreign Legion fighting for the French against the Vietnamese rebels. The trio meets John, who completes the loyal circle of friends. After the gruesome experiences they encounter in war, they begin to crave something beyond their environment of constant bloodshed. Once again they set off, this time to Philadelphia with the added eagerness of stepping into the New World and fulfilling their American dreams.
A pensive reminder of the past, The Potato Thief by Harry Hallman is an entrancing read that is undoubtedly inspirational. Hallman sheds light on colonial rule in four continents, showing the devastating effects of colonialism and the suffering mostly experienced by the lower class. From Ireland to Vietnam, Cuba and America, war and rising tensions loom in the background of the four friends’ lives. The determination they show once they arrive in Philadelphia is remarkable. The Potato Thief took me to a place in the past and reminded me of how far we have all come. In every continent and in numerous nations, the effects of colonization have been felt. Harry Hallman’s The Potato Thief does a wonderful job in highlighting some of the heartbreaking events that different nations had to endure.
