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Three far-flung sisters come home to Martha's Vineyard one last time. Their mother's beach house is the only place any of them ever found true happiness and they need to begin the difficult process of letting go. Memories of their grandmother, mother, and their Irish father, who sailed away the year Dar turned twelve, rise up and expose the fine cracks in their family myth--especially when a cache of old letters reveals enough truth to send them back...
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As the young widow of John Blessing with two small children, she finds solace in her large clan, only to find them all involved with their own lives, through deparatures, arrivals, weddings and reunions. This chronicles a close knit Irish-Catholic family and the rituals that unite them.
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The son of an Irish immigrant mother and a Jewish peddler father, Adam Arnring grows up in turn-of-the-century America, determined to shape his own destiny, and heads west to build what is to become one of the country's great retail companies, in a richly textured novel spanning three generations and the history of twentieth-century America.
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Daughters of Boston novels volume 3
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Young Elizabeth O'Connor is the little sister John Brady always longed for. But she wants much more than that from her spiritual mentor. As she blossoms into a beautiful young woman intent on loving John, he must push back the very real attraction he feels for her. His past just won't let him go there. Unfortunately, Lizzie won't let him go anywhere else--until she discovers he is not all that he seems. Can true love survive such revelations? Full...
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Daughters of Boston novels volume 1
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Faith O'Connor has loved Irish rogue Collin McGuire since she was a child, though her determination to follow God's plan for her life leads her to reject him in favor of another man, but when Collin begins secretly courting her younger sister, Charity, Faith must find a way to deal with her feelings once and for all.
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Daughters of Boston novels volume 2
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Graced with physical beauty, though shallow of heart, Charity O'Connor is a woman who knows what she wants. She sets her sights on the cantankerous Mitch Dennehy, editor at the Irish Times, who has unwittingly stolen her heart. And although the sparks are there, Mitch refuses to fan the coals of a potential relationship with his ex-fiancee's sister. But Charity has a plan to turn up the heat and she always gets what she wants--one way or another....
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The second oldest of the Callaway clan, Aiden Callaway veered from the family tradition of urban firefighting and became a smokejumper,never questioning his choice until the job took the life of his friend, Kyle, and left Aiden with injuries and fractured memories. Everyone blames Aiden for waht happened but he doesn't remember nor is he sure he wants to remember. The truth may clear Aiden of blame but destroy Kyle's reputation and hurt the people...
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[2002]
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IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 19
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Daniel Dorsey's childhood is forever changed after his parents are killed in a car accident, but he learns that even the deepest sorrows and hurt can be healed when he is taken in by his tender and caring extended family.
15) One year
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Oliver's Well novels volume 1
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"Three generations of women in an Irish-American family navigate marriage, motherhood and independence in their picturesque Virginia community, in a debut novel by the award-winning actress best known for her role on The Waltons." --NoveList.
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2023.
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"You'll never truly understand love until you've read Donal Ryan: a searing, jubilant story about four generations of women and the fierce devotion that binds them together The Aylward women of Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland, are mad about each other,but you wouldn't always think it. You'd have to know them to know that-in spite of what the neighbors might say about raised voices and dramatic scenes-their house is a place of peace, filled with...
17) Charming Billy
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IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 13
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"Billy Lynch's family and friends have gathered to comfort his widow, and to pay their respects to one of the last great romantics. As they trade tales of his famous humor, immense charm, and consuming sorrow, a complex portrait emerges of an enigmatic man, a loyal friend, a beloved husband, an incurable alcoholic. Alice McDermott's striking novel, Charming Billy, is a study of the lies that bind and the weight of familial love, of the way good intentions...
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[2021]
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"It's fall 1987 and life as normal is ending for the Malone family. With their sterile Dallas community a far cry from the Irish-American Bronx of their youth, Pat and Anne Malone have reached a breaking point. Pat, faced with a debilitating MS diagnosis, has fallen into his drinking. Anne, his devoutly Catholic wife, is selected as a juror for a highly publicized murder trial, one that raises questions--about God, and about men in power--she has...
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The tender and perceptive debut novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Hello Beautiful, about three generations of a large Catholic family jarred into crisis by an unexpected pregnancy
“This stunning . . . exquisite, skillfully written gem addresses serious issues–e.g., guilt vs. loyalty, the past vs. the present—[but] remains hopeful and includes...
“This stunning . . . exquisite, skillfully written gem addresses serious issues–e.g., guilt vs. loyalty, the past vs. the present—[but] remains hopeful and includes...
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2003.
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This new episode in the chronicles of the O'Malleys finds them facing the promises and pitfalls of the late '70s. As Charles (Chucky) O'Malley approaches 50 he lurches into a midlife crises. With his family's help, he just might discover a road to rebirth.
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