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This was a feel-good, pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps rags to riches story. It‘s a good story with many interesting characters. But it‘s a fairy tale. Even when things go wrong they ultimately go right. Reading it you must realize no one is ever in any real peril despite the horrid, backbreaking poverty. When it could feel so real, it just doesn‘t. If you can accept this overly innocent view of the world, then it‘s a terrific read.

This author has no subtlety. The poor mc is so extraordinarily poor, the wealthy mc extravagantly so, beyond believability. So when the author introduced an angry character, she‘s off the charts mad compared to the reasons for her anger. To make it readable, I‘m trying to accept this style as her way of showing caricatures of “poor,” “wealthy,” “anger” instead of believable characters, even though I‘m sure that‘s not the intent.

These two ebooks are free today on Amazon.

No, she wasnt! You just showed me the exact opposite of that! Aaarggghhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!

Eh, for feck sake, if this weren't a book club title, I'd DNF it after chapter three. The cliches are plentiful, and poorly used. If I see the word "cronies" one more time I'll scream. It feels like a first draft that was never edited or revised.

I'm honestly surprised how much I enjoyed this story. This was a free eBook and the books from this vendor are usually a 50/50 chance of being awful. I can't wait to start the next one and continue the journey. It had touches of 'My Fair Lady', but it was well written and I was able to really identify and attach myself to the main characters. If you're looking for a fun read about an industrious lady in 1925 Ireland then, this one is for you!