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City Of Hope (2013)

by Kate Kerrigan(Favorite Author)

3.67 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0062237284 (ISBN13: 9780062237286)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

William Morrow Paperbacks

series

Ellis Island

review 1: Although many people gave this a higher rating, I found this book good enough to finish, mildly entertaining and pretty much an exercise in wish fulfillment for the main character. Ellie is feeling stifled by life in her small Irish town. Her husband dies. She runs off to New York. Much of the book reflects back on the first book in this series, Ellis Island. In the first book she -- you guessed it -- runs away to New York. We meet many of the same characters and learn much about the previous book. In fact I felt, often, that the writer was telling me too much about another book. I don't know if things fell in line quite so easily for Ellie in the first book but 2 months into her stay this time, she owns a house, is doing meaningful charity work and has a houseful people w... moreho adore her. But she's running away from her husband's death, whom, to my mind, she treated unkindly, letting him know that she was unhappy. Ellie is rich, beautiful and enters New York by staying at the Plaza for quite a while. It just seems a little too, okay, much too easy for her. She's a rich, bored lady looking for distraction. All the businesses she suddenly and with no preparation left in Ireland are taken over by her handy employee who runs everything, takes care of Ellie's farm and home and her distraught mother-in-law and lets Ellie know that they have too much cash. Handsome men show up on her doorstep. A bad guy shows up on cue with all the menace of a cartoon bad guy. And then there's the crushing problem of the excess cash.The writing is not the problem here -- it's a plot that starts with the death of a husband whom she didn't treat well and ends with a predictable, set up for the sequel, ending. I can see how people might like this book but to me there just wasn't enough conflict. It's a great setting but in the end, I just wasn't moved.
review 2: Story Description:William Morrow|June 25, 2013|Trade Paperback|ISBN: 978-0-06-2223728-6The heartrending and inspiring sequel to “Ellis Island”, Kate Kerrigan’s City of Hope is an uplifting story of a woman truly ahead of her time. When her beloved husband suddenly dies, young Ellie Hogan decides to leave Ireland and return to New York, where she worked in the 1920’s. She hopes that the city will distract her from her anguish. But the Great Depression has rendered the city unrecognizable. Gone are the magic and ambiance that once captured Ellie’s imagination. Plunging headfirst into a new life, Ellie pours her passion and energy into running a refuge for the homeless. Her calling provides the love, support, and friendship she needs in order to overcome her grief – until, one day, someone Ellie never thought she’d see again steps through her door. It seems that even the vast Atlantic Ocean isn’t enough to keep the tragedies of the past from catching up with My Review:City of Hope is the second installment of Ellie’s story. The first book was titled: “Ellis Island.”In City of Hope, Ellie’s husband, John, suddenly dies. She decides she doesn’t want to stay in Ireland and returns to New York where she started out a few years ago when she came to live out the American dream in the 1920’s. Ellie is having a difficult time grieving and is unable to cry over John’s sudden passing. Looking for something to distract herself she again decides to return to New York city, hoping beyond hope that living among the hustle and bustle of a large city will quell her anguish. Upon her arrival, Ellie is disappointed to see that the Great Depression has taken its toll on her beloved New York. She just doesn’t feel the magic anymore. Not knowing what to do with herself she starts up a tenement house, a refuge for homeless people. She has enough money and purchases her first run-down house and hires some workers to help her fi it up. Once repaired, Ellie begins finding people to place in her home and one day meets up with someone she thought she’d never, ever see again. City of Hope has a little of everything in it: love, hate, compassion, grief, and even a murder! It was an enthralling read and I would have read it in one sitting but had to break for an appointment. City of Hope is simply a must read. less

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