Ellis Island: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (897 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 006207153X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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“A standout novel….A rare combination of historical enlightenment and sheer enjoyment.”—Peter Quinn, author of The Man Who Never ReturnedAlready a hit in the United Kingdom, Ellis Island by Kate Kerrigan is both a poignant love story and a lyrical, evocative depiction of the immigrant experience in early 20th century America. Readers of historical fiction, as well as fans of the novels of Frank Delany and other Irish themed works, will adore their time spent on Ellis Island.. Set in t
“Kerrigan is excellent at evoking both rustic Ireland and 20th-century New York.” (Publishers Weekly)“Brisk and pleasant.” (Booklist)“Kate Kerrigan’s Ellis Island is a standout novel that vividly brings alive the very different worlds of New York and Ireland in the 1920s. A love story shot through with a perfect sense of the period, it is a rare combination of historical enlightenment and sheer enjoyment.” (Peter Quinn, author of The Man Who Never Returned)“Kerrigan is a lovely writer and her book breaks from the traditional mould.” (Sunday Tribune (Ireland))“This story is written with so much heart, its beat is palpable in every word on every page.” (Cecelia Ahern on Recipes for a Perfect Marriage)
Perfectly executed historical fiction Heather ORoark I'm always in the market for a good historical fiction novel, so when I heard about Ellis Island I was immediately intrigued. I was thrilled to discover that Ellis Island was everything I had hoped it would be and more. I found myself drawn into the story right from the very first page, and my enjoyment of the novel did not cease until I turned the very last page.I loved the peek into rural Ireland this novel afforded me. Elli. A book marred by bad editing Marcia Epstein I enjoyed the book, but the pleasure was marred by horrendous editing. Not only spelling and grammatical errors and wrong names, but some other errors that were truly egregious. For example, at one point it was said that Maidy and Paud were in their late 60's when 11 year old John came to live with them. A few pages later, Paud was 60. Later on in the book, when John must have been near 30, Maidy and Paud were still as active . Etta M. Lanuti said Settled. Ellie settled. Perhaps it was the times. But she settled. I feel sorry tor her. She's no better off than Isobel.
. Kate Kerrigan is the author of three previous novels. She lives in Ireland with her husband and their two sons