Fleeing the ravages of famine-stricken Ireland with her young children, Gracelin O'Malley heads for San Francisco to accept the marriage proposal of a local sea captain, but when her plans go awry, she is forced to accept a job with a prominent doctor, only to become caught up in a web of blackmail and betrayal, in the finale of a trilogy that began with Gracelin O'Malley and Leaving Ireland. Original.
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About the Author:
Ann Moore was born in England and grew up in Tacoma, Washington. She earned her MFA from Western Washington University and lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and two children.
From Booklist:
Readers who have been following the story of Gracelin O'Malley (Gracelin O'Malley, 2001; Leaving Ireland, 2002) will be thrilled with the concluding volume in Moore's trilogy. Displaying her fine descriptive abilities and sense of historical ambience, Moore picks up Gracelin's story after she has left Oregon for San Francisco due to her daughter's grave illness. Ever-resourceful and resilient, Gracelin not only finds a doctor for her daughter but she also finds work as a cook in his home. Set against the backdrop of what is soon to be a golden age in San Francisco, the novel uses Gracelin's position, and her own strong and emotive voice, to explore the lives of people at all levels of society with a decidedly realistic and feminine point of view. With an almost-Dickensian faith that all will turn out right in the end, and with the same convoluted and miraculous plotting, the story is warm, gentle, and comforting and will appeal to fans of romantic historical fiction. Neal Wyatt
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- PublisherNAL Trade
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0451214048
- ISBN 13 9780451214041
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages416
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