Ellis Island
by:
Kate Kerrigan (author)
“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...
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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. Set in the 1920s, Kerrigan’s novel tells of a young Irish woman who must choose between her new life in New York City and her husband back home in Ireland, brilliantly capturing these two vastly different worlds in the process. 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.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780062071538 (006207153X)
ASIN: 006207153X
Publish date: June 28th 2011
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
Pages no: 356
Edition language: English
Category:
Cultural,
Book Club,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
Drama,
Historical Romance,
Ireland,
New York,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit,
Womens
Series: Ellis Island (#1)
Terrible. Whiny, insipid, stupid heroine and an equally unimpressive husband with whom I can't believe she's in love. Equally unbelievable is how she threw away a future to be with a douchebag who does little to support her or her future. She has to go against his wishes to make anything of herself,...
I enjoyed this book alot more than what I thought I was going to enjoy it. It was well written and the character development was fantastic. I wondered where it was going and why and the book did keep me guessing on several fronts.
Most immigration stories discuss the reasons one leaves a homeland for a foreign country, the hardships endured along the way and eventually some form of resolution of life in the new country. Everything about Ellis Island breaks the mold of immigration novels and forges its own path. Ultimately, th...
The writing was rather dry and it was lacking in emotion. I just couldn't get into it.