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The wide open spaces of Connemara, filled with nothing but sea and sky, are all lost to Esther Doyle when she is betrayed by her lover, Conor. Rejected by her family, she is sent to join the 'fallen women' of the Holy Saints Convent in Dublin where, behind high granite walls, she works in the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Esther: Add a description of this character.
- Rita
- Tina
- Bernice
- Maura
- Majel La Doyle
- Tom
- Donal
- Sister Gabriel
- Nonie
- Roisin
- Gerard
- Liam
- Detta
- Dermot Doyle
- Sheila
- Anna
- Patsy
- Paddy
- Conor
- Brendan
- Mary Donovan
- Margaretta
- Maureen Murphy
- Nuala Mcguinness
- Mammy
- Eddie
- Myra
- Mcevoy
- Jim Murray
- Paul
- Sean
- Devaney
- Patrick
- Sister Bridget
- Joan
- Helen
- Mary Hennessy
- Dr Lawless
First Sentence edit
Esther heard the cry, clear across the scattered fields of Carraig Beag, the voice catching on the iodine-scented breeze blowing in from the wild Atlantic Ocean, and knew straight away that it was her mother, calling her, needing her.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Marita Conlon-McKenna (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Forge
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0765305135
Page Count: 352
Publisher: Forge
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0765305135
Page Count: 352
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.914
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