Get out the Kleenex for this
great romance by Williamson! I knew I was in trouble when I was in tears by
page 20. But I could not put it down, and neither will you.
This is one of the most
moving historical romances I've read; the Romance Writers of America nominated
it for the coveted RITA award. If you've ever loved a man who loved a woman
before you, or if you've ever loved a man you know you can never have...this is
the romance for you! And even if you are not one of those, you will love this
story, I promise.
Set in 1890 in Bristol, Rhode
Island, it's the story of Emma, daughter of the wild and wealthy Tremayne
family. With her father gone to live his own life, her sister in a wheelchair
and her brother dead, Emma is her mother's "last hope" for
continuation of their line of respectability. And it seems Emma will do her
duty when she agrees to wed the staid but prosperous Geoffrey Alcott who has
loved her "forever."
But Emma's life is changed
forever when a young Irish child dies in one of Geoffrey's mills. She becomes
involved in the lives of an Irish family and befriends an Irish woman, Bria,
who while pregnant and dying of consumption, is still full of life and love for
her man, Shay McKenna, and her two young girls. What Emma sees in their lives
inspires her to defy her powerful family to fight for what is right and to
become the woman she was meant to be. What she sees in Shay will cause her much
heartache.
It's a wonderful story of the
friendship between two women from very different backgrounds who become so
important to each other they complete each other's lives. It's the story of a
young woman of artistic talent and a wild and passionate nature who is confined
to a life of meaningless duty and ritual but is moved by love to make a
different life. It's the story of two women who love one man—a man of great
dreams and great passions who has had great troubles in his life both in Ireland
and America. It's the story of men and women who take what life throws at them
and still manage to live significant lives full of love. Finally, it's the
story of the Irish immigrants who have made America great and the sacrifices
they made to build lives here.
This one is a keeper!!
Buy on Amazon.
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