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Irish Tweed (2009)

by Andrew M. Greeley(Favorite Author)

3.79 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0765322234 (ISBN13: 9780765322234)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Forge Books

series

Nuala Anne McGrail

review 1: I enjoyed this book on many levels. The characters are feisty and fun, and I learned a little about Irish American 'dialect' . It's a little distracting to remember that the author is a priest when reading about the romantic sex life of the main characters, but what do I know? I was raised Lutheran. Sad to think this is the author's last book as he died on the day I was reading it. I'll certainly read others in the series.
review 2: I've read Andrew Greeley's books steadily since my 21st birthday - when a friend insisted that I spend the birthday money she sent me on 'The Cardinal Sins'. They can be counted on to be a reasonable story in the 'campfire' or 'dark and stormy night' tradition. Interesting characters, good and evil clearly identified, a littl... moree bit of history about Ireland and Chicago, social commentary, romance and frequently a mystery are the common elements to many of his books. After reading his books I'm often moved to put on a Chieftains CD or make some soda bread, but I realize that his books are just for fun, and reading them calls for putting on a comfortable sweatshirt and curling up in a corner for a few hours.So, I'm feeling sad as I finished this book, because I realize that Father Greeley is in frail health and his long career of story telling is coming to an end. I pull out his novels to enjoy, but knowing the plots and characters, a second reading is usually quickly concluded as more pressing activity (laundry, cooking, homework) demand attention.Irish Tweed follows the familiar formula of two stories in one. Nuala Anne McGrail, the current day heroine, and her family are dealing with the problems of a) the attack of her nanny's boyfriend by thugs, and b) the takeover of her children's school by new administration who permit bullying and grade manipulation so that good students can't count on their high marks. The second story is one of a young Irish immigrant who becomes on of the first women doctors in Chicago. Her memoir is being read by Nuala's husband. The chapters vary in narrator from first person (Nuala in only 1 chapter, Dermot Michael Coyne - Nuala's husband, in most cases) and third person (narrating the story of Angela Tierney, the late 19th century, early 20th century physician).My library has shelved the book on the Mystery shelf, but those aspects of the book are very mild, especially if you've read others in this series. less

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