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Ellis Island (2011)

by Kate Kerrigan(Favorite Author)

3.66 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

006207153X (ISBN13: 9780062071538)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

William Morrow Paperbacks

series

Ellis Island

review 1: The characters, in general, had about as much depth as characters from a 1940's film about the 1920's. In many ways, one could call it cliche. What didn't ring true for me was the ending. It was too abrupt, open-ended, and from the perspective of how Ellie's character had been maturing, it seemed unnatural. I would have liked more honesty, more complexity, more depth revealed in the exchange between the characters rather than having it explained, but this was the author's choice of storytelling. An interesting story, but the only book I'll read by this author.
review 2: Eileen (Ellie) and John loved each other from childhood. Ellie's parents were not affectionate people. John is an orphan raised by his warm and loving aunt and uncle. They marry and John is i... morenjured in the fight for Irish independance. Ellie sails off to the United States to work as a maid to pay for John's surgery. She falls in love with the American life she has. It's a far cry from rural Irish poverty. Although she begs John to come he is Irish to the core. When forced to return Ellie once more must decide to stay or to return to America. Ellie's choice is a hard one, for she still loves her husband. Does she adjust to her life in Ireland or leave? Does she see that there is so much to love in her Irish life? Where is her grass greenest? less

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