Books by Frank Delaney
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review 1: There brilliant glimpses of the magic of storytelling that Delaney wrote about in his book "Ireland." Only glimpses, though. And filling up the rest of the story were meandering digressions and uninteresting anecdotes. There was altogether too much transition phrases like, "what ...
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review 1: Although this book had a rather ponderous beginning, it became an entrancing and then an urgent read. In the first chapter, I was surprised to Learn that this was a sequel to "Venetia Kelly's Traveling Show", which I was mildly disappointed with. As I am not a fan of sequels, ...
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review 1: “Shannon” by Frank Delaney is unlike his other novels of Ireland. Even though it still takes place in Ireland and features the River Shannon as an important backdrop, it is less about the country and the land as it is truly the fictional account of one man’s personal journey to ...
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review 1: Why is it so hard to discover that individual books are part of a trilogy? Is the publisher attempting to make more money? It seems to happen too much, like when I am trying to find book 4, I can't figure out which is book 4 and which is book 8 of some series.Regardless, I didn...
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review 1: World War II in Ireland? A new perspective. The young village matchmaker, apprentice to her grandmother, has a sixth sense about people. Her lonely clients are realistic about their situation and all eventually are pleased with the match she finds for them. When the Americans...
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review 1: Don't ask an Irishman anything and expect him to get straight to the point - it won't ever happen - but then, if it did you'd miss the joy in the journey and Ben MacCarthy's life was quite a journey and one to be enjoyed. 'The Last Storyteller' brings the tale of Ben's life to a...