Lace Curtain Irish
LACE CURTAIN IRISH by P.L. OSullivan is an interesting debut novel of Irish history. The...
Chicago, 1887: Sixteen-year-old Julia Hanlon sees plenty of opportunity in the land of her birth, an exile returning with no idea why her mother abandoned her as a child of three. Grabbing that opportunity comes with risks to a girl who fears deportation. She knows what the future holds for her siblings if they don't assimilate, but disobeying their father could see Julia back in Ireland, alone. Her oldest brother must become her ally in a quest to leave the dust of Ireland behind, but Daniel betrayed her once before and his...
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- Pages: 260 pages
- ISBN: 9780983819516 / 0
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I liked this book for the most part. I thought the 'secret' was rather anticlimatic and I couldn't see why it should cause a wedge between brother and sister. I also didn't understand the random switching from 1st person to 3rd throughout the book. I did... LACE CURTAIN IRISH by P.L. OSullivan is an interesting debut novel of Irish history. The Hanlon Clan saga unfolds as secrets are finally revealed,the Hanlon Clan re-united,and Julia learns the reason she was left behind in Ireland,while the rest of her family immigrate to America. The family struggles to cut out a living in 19th century... I was lucky enough to receive an advance review copy, and it was no surprise that the novel had my complete attention from cover to cover.Anyone with a drop of Irish blood in their veins will enjoy this story, whether descended from the "lace curtain" or the "shanty" variety of Hibernian. The prose is very rich and the narrative delves...
