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"This is the story of a man and woman who have had a small Irish pub and have lived a quite peaceful life with their young children. Suddenly the wealthy owner of the previously vacated building returns to the area and proceeds to build a grand hotel."
Delight Comphel, Resident Scholar
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"A wealthy American returns to the small town in Ireland to re-build Fernscourt, the old mansion that burned down years ago. His plans to turn Fernscourt into a hotel catering to Americans brings new friendships, passion, tragedy, and turn this peacful town upsidedown.
This is a close second to Tara Road. It is a long book, but well worth the read. An excellent beach book!"
Darcey, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 1960's-1970's
Life of a profession:
- blue collar worker
Inside culture (main char)
- Irish
Other aspects:
- story of the poor
- story of "the rich"
- immigrant story
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society)
- Irish
Job/Profession/Status story
Yes
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Woman's story?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- small businessman
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Irish/McCourt
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- missing body parts/abilities
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- business executive
- wealthy
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 (a fair amount)
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Ireland
Island?
Yes
Island:
- Atlantic Ocean Island
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
- resort/hotel
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- impregnation/reproduction
Unusual Style:
- a lot of stream of consciousness
- No single main character?
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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