pickDonoghue brings to life the deeply religious Ireland of the 19th century. Anna is 11 and has been fasting for four months and Nurse Lib comes in from England to watch over Anna for a fortnight - just to notice if the girl takes any food at all and to find out if she is indeed a miracle or a fraud. Lib is cynical about everything: Ireland, religion, Anna‘s poor family. She is sure the girl is a fraud. ⬇️⬇️
BarbaraBB She stands by while the girl is slowly dying. The book reads like a thriller in which you want to interfere and warn the involved. I kept thinking “ Eat! Make her eat!” (edited) 4y
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Cinfhen Ohhhh, nicely played!!!! Scorpio xxx and lovely photo / excellent review 4y
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Librariana It is indeed a lovely photo whose background really lends a contrast to the book's cover. Sounds so sad, though 😢 4y
BarbaraBB @Librariana @Cinfhen The picture was taken in a 17th century convent village that I visited for work last week (there‘ll be an exhibition about the women who lived there). It felt like the right place to read this book and take the pic! (edited) 4y
Cinfhen Absolutely!! How cool 😎 I love your virtual tours of The Netherlands 4y
Kalalalatja I needed to find a Scorpio author, so thanks for putting Donoghue on my radar! 😅 4y
Megabooks Yes, great place and great picture! 4y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen I grab every chance to get out of the house and the city! 4y
BarbaraBB @Kalalalatja So many Scorpio‘s among authors, you‘ll have a wide choice! 4y
BarbaraBB @Megabooks ❤️ 4y
Librariana How dreamy that you get to visit these places! 🥰 Thank you for sharing them with us 😊💜 4y
emilyhaldi Wow that village looks incredible!!! 4y
sarahbarnes Great photo and review! And you must have a pretty cool job! 4y
BarbaraBB Thanks 🤍 I have a communication agency and one of my clients is this museum that‘ll host an exhibition about the women who lived here in the 18th century. We were making a video about this village that‘ll be shown in KLM airplanes if they will ever fly again and bring tourists in 🤷🏻♀️ 4y
LeahBergen I really enjoyed this book, too (and that village looks amazing 😍😍). 4y