This is the story of a mother of four who is widowed at a
young age. It is set in Wexford, Ireland, a small community where everyone knows your
business. Everyone has grown up together and knows everything that has ever
happened in your life.
Nora finds work again at a company she had worked at 20
years before she married and had children. Nora has a hard time shaking off
grief at the loss of her husband and doesn’t see how her young sons are
struggling also at the loss of their father and now the loss of their stay-at-home mother. The boys are left a lot to themselves and struggle with school,
their relationship with each other, and their mother.
Through her love of music, Nora starts to sing
again, takes voice lessons, and is asked to sing at a big concert. After three
years, she finally allows her aunt to clear out her husband’s belongings. She
is finally able to move forward and finds herself and her children again.
This book is far different than any book I have read before,
but I really enjoyed it. I had to keep reading to see if Nora would shake off
her grief and work through her problems. A great book!
- Submitted by Georgette Kaye Carroll
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