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"It was sometimes called the echo cave, and if you shouted your question loud enough in the right direction, you got an answer instead of an echo..."
Clare and David--divided as children by a rigid social code that branded her as shanty Irish and him as gentry...brought together as adults by a desire that knew no class, no barriers, only the urgent hunger of two people destined to love--and ready to defy a world determined to keep them apart.
Even at fifteen, David Power knew the echo would answer eleven-year-old Clare O'Brien's dearest wish, to win a school prize. But it was years before Dr. Power's cherished only son saw in the huckster's daughter the answer to his own heart's desire. Here in Castlebay, perched precariously on the seaside cliffs, the lines between them were clearly drawn. Clare's only hope is to leave the town where time stopped, propelled by scholarships to Dublin, fueled by her own drive and brilliance, far from the insular, gossipy world of Castlebay and those in its thrall... Angela O'Hara, beautiful, insolated, a teacher trapped in the convent school, who risks everything to help Clare escape... Gerry Doyle, the town charmer who finds in Clare the woman he vows to have at any price... Caroline Nolan, the beautiful, rich outsider who comes to plunder...
For Clare, that was before the wild freedom of Dublin, and love. And David. Before fate drove them back to Castlebay, and the past...
Clare and David--divided as children by a rigid social code that branded her as shanty Irish and him as gentry...brought together as adults by a desire that knew no class, no barriers, only the urgent hunger of two people destined to love--and ready to defy a world determined to keep them apart.
Even at fifteen, David Power knew the echo would answer eleven-year-old Clare O'Brien's dearest wish, to win a school prize. But it was years before Dr. Power's cherished only son saw in the huckster's daughter the answer to his own heart's desire. Here in Castlebay, perched precariously on the seaside cliffs, the lines between them were clearly drawn. Clare's only hope is to leave the town where time stopped, propelled by scholarships to Dublin, fueled by her own drive and brilliance, far from the insular, gossipy world of Castlebay and those in its thrall... Angela O'Hara, beautiful, insolated, a teacher trapped in the convent school, who risks everything to help Clare escape... Gerry Doyle, the town charmer who finds in Clare the woman he vows to have at any price... Caroline Nolan, the beautiful, rich outsider who comes to plunder...
For Clare, that was before the wild freedom of Dublin, and love. And David. Before fate drove them back to Castlebay, and the past...
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Leslie R. (
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
I keep telling myself, enough of Maeve Binchy. There’s something repetitive and regular about her stories. They’re long, reflect the class differences in Ireland, discuss small mindedness of small towns. There’s often description of the differences between the small town and city mentality, boys vs. girls, good girls vs. ”bad” girls. She always takes a long approach – following the stories of the main characters over years of change – some change is internal, some is forced on them by outside circumstances.
Yet, I continue to read her books. There’s a love of the characters, a sense that these are real people and that she’s just relating their life stories. You know what to expect, sort of, but the way she writes is sweet and loving. You can get involved in people’s lives – sort of watching through a one way glass – and enjoy their blessings and even their sorrows.
This is an early book – written in 1985. It is lovely, standard Maeve Binchy.
Jessica W. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
One of Binchy's best...love this story.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
A story of desolation,determination,and the hard work required to both rise above one's birth circumstances and fulfill one's destiny. The lives of Clare, Angela, and David are intertwined in the small sea side village, but there were proper ways to behave in the late 1950's and early 1960's in Ireland. The book tells what happens when each character's flaws are revealed. This was a great read!
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Stephanie S. (lovely story about a small town, a poor girl loving a wealthy boy...great Binchy book!
As with all Binchy's novels it takes a while to get into the story, her characters are so well developed that sometimes that development seems to make the story drag, but she always gets you hooked. This one is no exception.
I tried very hard to get into this book because of all the great reviews, but I read and read and read it and couldn't get into it.
Not read. print was too small for these old eyes.:-)
David & Kathy W. (Another excellent book by Bincy! Great characters, great story.
It was sometimes called the Echo cave, and if you shouted your question loud enough in the right direction you got an answer instead of an echo.
Another great Irish novel by Maeve Binchy with suspense, romance, interesting characters. A good read.
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