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Jan 30, 2023joyinthepages rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed this book for so many reasons. The characters were well developed including the insights into the Rafferty family dynamics, Boston neighborhoods 1940-2009. Catholic Church-not as a whole but as it related to the Rafferty family.…
Jan 27, 2021
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Jan 14, 2021
I would recommend this novel in a heart beat!! Good start as I was immersed at the very beginning and stayed up late a few nights as I couldn't put the book down. Very realistic of how times were in the 50's with young ladies who found…
Jan 12, 2020
4 family members in a tale that spans 50 years.
Jul 08, 2018IrishCoffee rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
I thought that the characters were very thinly developed. The main character, Nora, was extremely unsympathetic. The description of Abbey life was the best part of the novel for me.
May 31, 2018singasong70 rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
Like previous comment, read due to (high rating) of Washington Post, did not like it, find it readable, wouldn't recommend. Didn't like characters or believable I thought, main character particularly grating, unrelenting references to…
Apr 09, 2018
It was good but I felt like it ended abrubtly and that was mostly likely by desgin so I got over it. I would have liked to know if the secret about Patrick was ever reaveld to his sibblings. I also was interested in Bridget and Natalie…
Mar 01, 2018
I loved this book: the ending especially: being left with ambiguity re: whether or not the truth to those left behind would ever be revealed: the legacy of secrets change lives
Nov 25, 2017sandraperkins rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
This book was disappointing. It was recommended in a Seattle Times article, but it is really not very good. The characters are not believable or especially likeable. This is another dysfunctional family, but the characters are not very…
Oct 01, 2017AnneCarolineDrake rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
The sloppy editing of this book was annoying. The medal the sisters pinned to Patrick's diaper, for example, became a pendant later in the book. The details of a fight involving Patrick and Rory McClain similarly shifted. It was also…
Sep 23, 2017davidp3 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I liked it a lot! I've posted a video of the author discussing the book.
Sep 04, 2017brangwinn rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
If you enjoyed Colm Toibin’s Brooklyn, this book with its multilayered story about two Irish sisters who emigrated to Boston Massachusetts in the 1950’s will be equally appealing. Like Toibin, Sullivan can create memorable characters who…
Jul 19, 2017furlan rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
I was disappointed in this novel- in fact, I quit reading it after 125 pages. I didn't find any of the characters to be very likeable. I felt the story was not very original or well written.
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Jul 14, 2017HMWLibrary2017 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
There are a million Irish Catholic immigrant stories out there, but this one stands out. The characters are well-drawn and interesting. I especially loved the ending which stubbornly refused to answer every single unanswered question and…
Jun 18, 2017njon38 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
although I loved this book, I'm guessing you have to grow up Irish Catholic to really enjoy it. An immigrant story about a big Irish catholic clan and the secrets they keep.