Books by Mary Beth Keane
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English
review 1: Having Irish ancestry in my roots, I really enjoyed reading and learning about this Irish "Country" family and "Travelers." I enjoyed following the life path of Greta, her sister Johanna and their family. The visual imagery of Ireland, the stream behind their house, the cottage...
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English
review 1: Interesting read - a novel about Typhoid Mary, an Irish immigrant in NYC in the early twentieth century, and the first healthy carrier of typhoid in America. The fear of poverty, the role of women, class, Mary's pride in her cooking and her ability to make a living wage as a coo...
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English
review 1: 3.5 There really ought to be half-stars available...A touching story and well written. But. After the first 100 pages, its glorification of the mundane and prosaic bits of daily life becomes grating and tempts the reader to skip sections, though in doing so other important bits o...