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Mary Pat Kelly created a world in which, unfortunately, my relatives also lived in right in Galway. I was so moved by this book, I could not stop reading it even when it was searing my senses. My husband, good man that he is, got me a signed copy for Christmas the year it came out. It holds a treasured spot on my bookshelf. Some day, I will have the courage to read it again, and remember what my family went through. Thank you Mary Kelly.
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Ok, so I don't usually go for books like this. Romance novels. But, this was so much more. Adventure, suspense, intrigue, history. I couldn't put it down. Gabaldon most certainly has a knack for weaving an immense tapestry of words to snare the unsuspecting and catapulting them into her world and that of Claire's and Jamie's.
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Galway Bay by Mary Pat Kelly
gealachleanbh, October 17, 2011
Mary Pat Kelly created a world in which, unfortunately, my relatives also lived in right in Galway. I was so moved by this book, I could not stop reading it even when it was searing my senses. My husband, good man that he is, got me a signed copy for Christmas the year it came out. It holds a treasured spot on my bookshelf. Some day, I will have the courage to read it again, and remember what my family went through. Thank you Mary Kelly.(1 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
gealachleanbh, October 15, 2011
Ok, so I don't usually go for books like this. Romance novels. But, this was so much more. Adventure, suspense, intrigue, history. I couldn't put it down. Gabaldon most certainly has a knack for weaving an immense tapestry of words to snare the unsuspecting and catapulting them into her world and that of Claire's and Jamie's.