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| Original Title: | The Girl Who Came Home |
| ISBN: | 0062316869 (ISBN13: 9780062316868) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Hazel Gaynor
Paperback | Pages: 384 pages Rating: 3.86 | 17403 Users | 2037 Reviews
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A voyage across the ocean becomes the odyssey of a lifetime for a young Irish woman. . . . Ireland, 1912 . . . Fourteen members of a small village set sail on RMS Titanic, hoping to find a better life in America. For seventeen-year-old Maggie Murphy, the journey is bittersweet. Though her future lies in an unknown new place, her heart remains in Ireland with Séamus, the sweetheart she left behind. When disaster strikes, Maggie is one of the few passengers in steerage to survive. Waking up alone in a New York hospital, she vows never to speak of the terror and panic of that fateful night again. Chicago, 1982 . . . Adrift after the death of her father, Grace Butler struggles to decide what comes next. When her great-grandmother Maggie shares the painful secret about the Titanic that she's harbored for almost a lifetime, the revelation gives Grace new direction—and leads both her and Maggie to unexpected reunions with those they thought lost long ago. Inspired by true events, The Girl Who Came Home poignantly blends fact and fiction to explore the Titanic tragedy's impact and its lasting repercussions on survivors and their descendants.
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| Title | : | The Girl Who Came Home |
| Author | : | Hazel Gaynor |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 384 pages |
| Published | : | April 1st 2014 by William Morrow Paperbacks (first published March 11th 2012) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Romance |
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Ratings: 3.86 From 17403 Users | 2037 ReviewsCriticism Regarding Books The Girl Who Came Home
This book suffers from a short attention span. It is supposed to be the story of Maggie, a young Irish woman in 1912, about to travel on the ill-fated Titanic; simultaneously, it incorporates the story of Grace, her granddaughter in 1982. As far as I can tell, there is not much point to incorporating Grace into the story; Grace's father dies and she is having trouble moving on, Maggie's story helps her get off her ass, to be a little crass, but I really don't see the point of having Grace in theI just need to start this off by saying I thought this book was simply AMAZING!!!!! I love historical fiction, so I was pretty sure I would like this. And I've read another of Hazel Gaynor's books that I loved, so again I was pretty sure I would like this one. The Girl Who Came Home blew me away. From the beginning I felt like I was one of those girls from Ireland excitingly and bravely going off to travel across the Atlantic to America. As I was reading, I felt like I was the silly girl running
I'm fascinated with the story of the Titanic, but not obsessed so I haven't read lots of books on it. This is a fictional account inspired by a real group of 14 Irish emigrants who left Ireland to visit relatives in America.The story focuses on 17-year-old Maggie Murphy. Maggie's parents have both died and her aunt Kathleen has come to Ireland and is taking Maggie back to Chicago with her. While there, others have decided to join them in making the journey. Maggie is sad to be leaving her
This book suffers from a short attention span. It is supposed to be the story of Maggie, a young Irish woman in 1912, about to travel on the ill-fated Titanic; simultaneously, it incorporates the story of Grace, her granddaughter in 1982. As far as I can tell, there is not much point to incorporating Grace into the story; Grace's father dies and she is having trouble moving on, Maggie's story helps her get off her ass, to be a little crass, but I really don't see the point of having Grace in the
Enjoyed this book very much... some interesting twists!
Unfortunately, sadly this review does begin with unfortunately, with the centennial of the sinking of the Titanic, there are a boatload(pun intended) of books centering around that event and, sadly, this one brings nothing new to the story.I think if you've seen the movie Titanic, you are already familiar with the general story, even so much as what it was like in steerage as compared to first class. I'm sad to say this doesn't really add anything.This is a fictionalized event of fourteen people
I must say, before I begin to describe my experience with this story, that I liked it and was charmed by its simplicity. It was innocent and sweeping, an easy warm weather read.This book has its problems. The names of many of the characters are confusing in their similarity and origin, so it can be hard to decipher who the author is talking about. There are grammar/punctuation errors which may cause a reader to review a sentence once or twice to really decipher the meaning.Still, I feel all of
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