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Mira, Jul 2003, 23.95, 464 pp.
ISBN: 1551667096
While Megan Donahue and Niccolo Andreani plan to wed, elderly relative Irene Tierney sends a letter to her and her sister Peggy. A former medical student, Peggy decides to follow up on the correspondence that came from Shanmullin, Ireland as a chance to start anew with her autistic son Kieran. Irene believes that the Donahue siblings can assist her in learning what happened to her father who died over seven decades ago in Cleveland near where the sisters currently live.
While in Cleveland, Megan struggles with her new marriage and trying to solve Irene's mystery. In Ireland, three generations fall in love with one another, as Irene becomes friend, mother and grandmother to Peggy and Kieran. Peggy and Kieran return the warmth. However, Irene's physician widower Dr. Finn O'Malley wants the Yanks to go back to Lake Erie because he fears the attraction he feels to the single mom, one that she reciprocates.
The sequel to WHISKEY ISLAND, THE PARTING GLASS continues with the lives of the Donahue sisters and those within their sphere. The story line is filled with angst, at times overwhelmingly so, but the novel never loses reader attention as the audience cherishes Megan and Peggy and quickly adopts Irene too. Emilie Richards provides an emotional romance that leaves her fans breathless.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of story
- Present (2000-2010)
Action/suspense subplot?
Yes
Action:
- search for real identity/lost relatives
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- doctor
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- homemaker
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Ireland
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
What % of story is romance related?
- 70%
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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