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Highlights
- Ireland 1984.
- 8.0" x 5.3" Paperback
- 320 Pages
- Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes
Description
About the Book
Set in Ireland in 1984, this novel tells a story of a pregnant teenage girl who is left to care for her younger siblings following the death of their mother, and their father's descent into an alcoholic depression.Book Synopsis
Ireland 1984.After Shell's mother dies, her obsessively religious father descends into alcoholic mourning and Shell is left to care for her younger brother and sister. Her only release from the harshness of everyday life comes from her budding spiritual friendship with a naive young priest, and most importantly, her developing relationship with childhood friend, Declan, who is charming, eloquent, and persuasive. But when Declan suddenly leaves Ireland to seek his fortune in America, Shell finds herself pregnant and the center of a scandal that rocks the small community in which she lives, with repercussions across the whole country. The lives of those immediately around her will never be the same again.This is a story of love and loss, religious belief and spirituality--it will move the hearts of any who read it.Review Quotes
"IT IS NO small feat to write a story so heavy with foreboding and both deliver on the palpable sense of dread and concoct a hopeful yet realistic ending. Dowd achieves this in her beautifully realized account of one girl's
loss of innocence, and her resilient recovery."--Publishers Weekly, Starred "Dowd's elegant, unsentimental prose and her instinctive grasp of the struggles of the human heart [lead] toward a hopeful ending. Don't let your kids keep this book to themselves."--People Magazine "Told through flowing eloquent prose, with strong Joycean influences, this engrossing and haunting tale will not let the reader go."--Kirkus Reviews
About the Author
Siobhan Dowd's novels include A Swift Pure Cry, for which she was named a Publishers Weekly Flying Start author, The London Eye Mystery, and Bog Child. She passed away in August of 2007 from breast cancer.Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.3 Inches (W) x .75 Inches (D)
Weight: .55 Pounds
Number of Pages: 320
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Sub-Genre: Social Themes
Publisher: Rh Childrens Books
Theme: Pregnancy
Format: Paperback
Author: Siobhan Dowd
Language: English
Street Date: September 9, 2008
TCIN: 92047040
UPC: 9780440422181
Item Number (DPCI): 247-04-8915
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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