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Bezig met laden... Broken Irishdoor Edward J. Delaney
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Set in South Boston (Southie) in the late 1990s, this is a haunting story of the effects on generations of Irish Americans of poverty, gun violence, alcoholism and unfettered pedophilia by members of the Catholic clergy. There are six main characters whose stories come together throughout the book and at the end. The characters include a widow with a troubled teenage son, an elderly priest with disturbing secrets, a shrewd businessman with a history that leads from a hardscrabble life to financial success, the alcoholic writer hired to write his biography, and a 16-year old girl locked into a life of prostitution and on-line pornography. It is dark and disturbing, but a very well-written glimpse into the world of the aptly-named Broken Irish. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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"Set in the late 1990's in Boston, a time when even the local Catholic Church is party to a scandal that threatens to unravel, Edward J. Delaney's intricately structured Broken Irish moves with the pace of a thriller, but delves more deeply into its lives. This engrossing novel about corruption and redemption gives sympathetic voice to the voiceless and offers an unflinching look at the workings of a community in the throes of change" -- p. [4] of cover. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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