We follow ten or so years in the life of Fiona Finnegan, starting when she was seventeen in 1888. But this book far surpasses the others mentioned by its sophistication, its glorious period detail, and the extent to which it refuses to relegate salient socioeconomic factors to the background or place their importance secondary to romance. This is an epic tale in the tradition of Thorn Birds or Gone With the Wind – the kind that makes you cry every five chapters or so. The difference is, instead of reading about strong, wonderful girls, you read about strong, wonderful women. Many hours and lots of Kleenexes later, I can tell you that this riveting saga is just as beautifully crafted as her other work. I got this book because Jennifer Donnelly has written such fantastic books for the young adult market that I was interested to know what her adult books were like. This book was so good I was forced to stay up all night and read it.
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