Patricia Falvey
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The Yellow House
20 editions
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2010
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The Titanic Sisters
23 editions
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2019
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The Girls of Ennismore
21 editions
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2017
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The Linen Queen
16 editions
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2011
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The Famine Orphans
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"I enjoy historical fiction but it’s not always my first choice. This book was fantastic and exactly what I needed. I was vaguely aware of the historical events that inspired this work but I had no idea of the details. The things these children went t"
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"FULL REVIEW WILL BE ON JUNE 6.
A LOVELY READ BASED ON A TRUE EVENT. It was part of the Earl Grey Scheme that took place in 1848. The potato famine sent thousands of young women from Ireland to Australia for a new life. They were told it was going to be " Read more of this review » |
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"Historical fiction isn't the genre I would normally choose to read, but I was pleasantly surprised! Kate tells the story of when she was younger and lives through the famine of 1848 that happened in Ireland. She tells how her and other orphans of the"
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"I received a copy of this book through Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Giveaways. It is an advance reader's edition."
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“Secrets are like the cancer of families. Like tumors, they grow ever larger, and if they are not removed, they suffocate the mind and spirit, and spawn madness. As long as they remain, they cast a shadow on every truth that is uttered, clouding it, constricting it, disporting it. Secrets hurt the secret keeper as much as the poor souls from whom the secret is kept. And even once the secret is out, its shadow echoes into the future, the remnants of its memory leaving us vigilant and fearful.”
― The Yellow House
― The Yellow House
“I know what it means, Brendan cut in gruffly, I'm not ignorant for fuck's sake.”
― The Girls of Ennismore
― The Girls of Ennismore
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Mystery/Thriller ...: First Lines | 123 | 110 | Oct 01, 2010 06:02AM | |
The Life of a Boo...: LemonLinda's Personal Reading Goal 2010 | 156 | 255 | Oct 19, 2010 05:48AM | |
Challenge: 50 Books: Helene's 50 Book Challenge 2010 | 95 | 218 | Oct 26, 2010 02:58AM | |
Challenge: 50 Books: Bob's 2010 Book Shelf | 68 | 174 | Dec 31, 2010 07:16PM | |
Challenge: 50 Books: Kristine I's 2010 Reading Challenge | 83 | 222 | Jan 03, 2011 07:09PM | |
Every one's Choice: Winners for March | 35 | 20 | Mar 04, 2011 06:01AM | |
Historical Fictio...: March Mini-Challenge: March 1st-March 31st | 142 | 161 | Mar 27, 2011 07:09PM | |
Mystery/Thriller ...: Library Saturday | 546 | 166 | Jan 28, 2012 04:30PM | |
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Cover to Cover Ch...: July Read-a-thon - Reporting and Progress | 119 | 52 | Aug 02, 2012 04:26PM |
“Secrets are like the cancer of families. Like tumors, they grow ever larger, and if they are not removed, they suffocate the mind and spirit, and spawn madness. As long as they remain, they cast a shadow on every truth that is uttered, clouding it, constricting it, disporting it. Secrets hurt the secret keeper as much as the poor souls from whom the secret is kept. And even once the secret is out, its shadow echoes into the future, the remnants of its memory leaving us vigilant and fearful.”
― The Yellow House
― The Yellow House