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Book Reviews, Previews & More@audiobookfanatic ✨AUDIOBOOK REVIEW✨ 🗣️Solo Narration (5⭐️, slide 3) Full review on GR/Website 🚨QOTD on Slide 2 Caption🚨 BLURB: Lucie returns to her family home in Ireland in 1920 to settle the estate, where her grandfather’s diary uncover the lives/secrets of the family before her. REVIEW: This is a historical fiction set mostly in Victorian Ireland. It’s based on the author’s ancestors & real historical events but also gives their lives a fictional reimagining. In the Author’s Note, Christina explains she spent years researching her family history to create this book. If you have Irish roots, you’ll love this story, but even if you don’t, there’s so to relate to & you’ll come away emotionally stirred! This is also women’s fiction, as it follows multiple women btw Ireland, Canada, & eventually the US. I became invested in them early on & really felt like I went on a journey with them. The story is told in multi-POV, following Thomas Young & his daughters Lily, Elfie, & Frances, & granddaughter Lucie, who was the author’s grandma. It’s divided into 4 parts. Part 1 begins in 1920 as Lucie returns to Ireland to settle her family’s estate & reconnects with her friend Norah. Together they find her grandfather journal, which reveals the family’s past. From there, the story takes us back to 1873, when Lucie’s aunts, Elfie & Frances, establish a School for Girls at their home as their sister Lily & husband move to London, Ontario. What I enjoyed most is that the story never felt rushed & there were no unrealistic plot points just to advance the story. There’s a LOT of everyday life—family meals, girls’ school life, conversations btw friends, letters from Canada & details of how people lived at that time. I took my time & immersed myself in their 19th-century Irish lives. Some readers may find some pacing slow, but if you’re invested in the characters, you’ll enjoy it all. 🚨 CONTINUED ON NEXT SLIDE WITH QOTD! #bookreview #audiobook #bookad #victorian #historicalfiction At just over 15 hours on audio (470 pages), this is one you’ll want to settle into rather than rush through. The final chapter has some very emotional moments for Lucie that linger after reading them. After fin
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@mr_yash_paul I’d love to help spread the word about books like this. Feel free to send the post to @theauthorsnight.
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@ashareads I don’t read historical fiction that much but I love Alka Joshi’s writing
@bookaloriandesigns Well this one is intriguing
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@rachelhasnoshelfcontrol i'm not too big into historical fiction, but i occassionally pick it up
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@thebookshelf.fairy I use to luv writing letters and having a penpal
@readintotemptation It sounds like an emotional read
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@danish_mustardreads I think it would be really hard to keep a relationship strong based only on letters.
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@thenightowlnook If it was absolutely the only way, I could keep a relationship with someone overseas with letters only. Better letters than no communication at all. It would be a friendship though. I wouldn’t do long distance with a partner.
@literary_nics Thanks for sharing!
@mamas.high.on.books I want to try and read more historical fiction! If the postal system was good then yes, letter writing would work
@abookishcookie I did unfortunately learn something really sad about my dad after he passed away
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@oilycaffeinatedmama I would love to have a pen pal like j did as a child!
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@thedearwriterco I haven’t heard of this one before!
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@kristen_foreverbooked I think you could keep a close relationship across the sea. It could be fun
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@belindas_book_nook I am excited for one set in Victorian Ireland!!!
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