What It Is About: After a man commits suicide, he leaves his pregnant wife Annie alone and poor. After she gives birth to Sally, they find refuge with a group of nuns living in New York City. These two woman begin a life inside the "walls" of the convent and devote themselves to helping the poor. The story follows each of them throughout their lives while introducing the reader to a variety of other characters.
What I Thought Of It: What can I say? The beginning of the story grabbed me right away and lead me to believe I was in for a real treat. But as the story continued, I lost interest and had a hard time following the plot. I know if I had been reading it, it would have been a "skim and scan" type reading for me. At first I was glad that I was listening, but then it was even hard to pay attention to the audio. I know my mind wandered and I didn't catch everything that was going on. It was a slow moving story. I couldn't keep track of the characters. All and all it just wasn't the novel for me.
Who Should Read It: Looking at all the reviews on Amazon, it looks like people either really loved the novel or didn't. I would probably be somewhere in the middle. There were moments when I was interested in what was going on and other times when I wasn't sure what was going on. I would imagine that readers that have read other works by Alice McDermott would be an audience for this novel. I look forward to our book club meeting. I'm curious to see what the other members thought of it. Happy Reading!
Rating: 3 STARS out of 5 Stars
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