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The Maeve Kenny series: Book 2
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Irish newlyweds Fergal and Brídgeen Griffin receive an intriguing proposal for a wedding gift. Fergal's cousin, Colm, asks them to manage a Finger Lakes winery that he bought as an investment. They accept his gift of fate, but when they move upstate from Queens, see the run-down Keuka Lake... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Brídgeen Griffin: Dublin-born newlywed who trades her PR career for winemaking.
- Fergal Griffin: Ennistymon, Co. Clare native who gets a new career thanks to an unusual wedding gift from his cousin.
- Colm O'Brien: Fergal's cousin, riding the Celtic Tiger and looking for ways to reinvest his booming construction business revenue.
- Maeve Kenny: Brídgeen's best friend. She's trying to restore her career after a public debacle sends her in to hiding.
- Andy Krall: Maeve's paraplegic boyfriend and co-creator of the debacle.
- Sen. John DiGregorio: An ambitious New York state senator from Queens who is trying to gain a name for himself with an ambitious plan to help upstate's small businesses.
- Nina Selezneva: An equally ambitious PR pro who wants to be a key player on Sen. DiGregorio's team.
- Luc Reynard: Impudent winemaker
Setting & Locations edit
- Cliffs of Moher: Dramatic cliffs along the Atlantic Ocean in County Clare, Ireland.
- Keuka Lake: A Y-shaped lake in the heart of New York's Finger Lakes and renowned area for winemaking.
- Ithaca: A funky upstate NY college town
- Binghamton: Maeve's hometown
- Bruges
- Penn Yan: Small town on the northern end of Keuka Lake
First Sentence edit
Hope can be an unexpected gift, wrapped in a handshake, a chance encounter or memory shared.
Table of Contents edit
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Chapter XI
Chapter XII
Chapter XIII
Chapter XIV
Chapter XV
Chapter XVI
Chapter XVII
Chapter XVIII
Chapter XIX
Chapter XX
Lexicon
Glossary edit
- banjaxed: Irish slang for broken
- foxy grape: Native wine grapes (known as vitus labrusca) that produce sweet wines with a strong "grapey" taste.
Themes & Symbolism edit
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 2 in The Maeve Kenny series. (standard series)
Preceded by The Cyber Miracles.
This book is in Irish-American tales. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- MaryPat Hyland (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Country: United States
Publication Date: September 2009
ISBN: 1449509711
Page Count: 340
Publisher: CreateSpace
Country: United States
Publication Date: September 2009
ISBN: 1449509711
Page Count: 340
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Mary Pat Hyland . author: Author's web site
- A Sudden Gift of Fate: The official book blog
- YouTube "A Sudden Gift of Fate" by Mary Pat Hyland: Book trailer
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