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The Ninth Hour
The Ninth Hour
Author: Alice McDermott
ISBN-13: 9781250192745
ISBN-10: 1250192749
Publication Date: 9/4/2018
Pages: 256
Edition: Reprint
Rating:
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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4.2 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Picador
Book Type: Paperback
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joann avatar reviewed The Ninth Hour on + 400 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This was a well-written, although kind of disjointed, novel about an Irish Catholic Brooklyn in the early 1920's. Jim commits suicide, leaving behind his pregnant wife, Anne. The nuns take care of Anne during her pregnancy and after the birth of Sally.

Sally, growing up with the Sisters, has an inkling to become a Sister. Things change at this point.

This novel was excellently prosed, although there were times when I couldn't really figure out who the author was referring to. Intelligent writing.