Product Description(Amazon.com)
On a cold night in October 1937, searchlights cut through the darkness around Alcatraz. A prison guard's only daughter--one of the youngest civilians who lives on the island--has gone missing. Tending the warden's greenhouse, convicted bank robber Tommy Capello waits anxiously. Only he knows the truth about the little girl's whereabouts, and that both of their lives depend on the search's outcome.
Almost two decades earlier and thousands of miles away, a young boy named Shanley Keagan ekes out a living as an aspiring vaudevillian in Dublin pubs. Talented and shrewd, Shan dreams of shedding his dingy existence and finding his real father in America. The chance finally comes to cross the Atlantic, but when tragedy strikes, Shan must summon all his ingenuity to forge a new life in a volatile and foreign world.
Skillfully weaving these two stories, Kristina McMorris delivers a compelling novel that moves from Ireland to New York to San Francisco Bay. As her finely crafted characters discover the true nature of loyalty, sacrifice, and betrayal, they are forced to confront the lies we tell--and believe--in order to survive.
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Kensington (November 24, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0758281188
ISBN-13: 978-0758281180
MY THOUGHTS: This is my book clubs choice for February. This book caught my attention from page 1 and held it until the very end. Following this little boy, Shanley Keagan through the book, through all his dreams and disappointments, and the final outcome of his life, was at times heart breaking. I wanted to keep reading to find out a few things. If he finds his father, if he gets to America, if he gets to perform on stage in New York. Lots of IF's along the way for Shan. Also trying to figure out how Alcatraz prison fits into all this. Really awesome book! I give this book 5....
This book is for my 52 Books in 52 Weeks Challenge...Week 6
No comments:
Post a Comment
Thanks for stopping by my place. Have a great day!!