Once again we are transported back in time to the hopeful end to WW2 and also back to Kinsale in Ireland in 1877 to read about Queenie's story. The book is interspersed with both but its no problem with understanding which era you are reading about. Queenie is Jeremiah's mother of Irish traveller descent and she is hiding a big secret, and when her friend and priest is taken to hospital she is distraught, will her secret be revealed?
The rest of the family, that we met in previous books ( Ida, Jeremiah, Cathy, Jo, Francesca, Mattie, Billy, Michael and Charlie) are also present in this the final installment of their stories. They are all wondering what they will do when eventually the war comes to an end, but will they in reality? This story really focuses on Queenie, her story from a child in Ireland to the darkest days of WW2, but the rest of the family is there also with the characters pulling together as always, this is truly a close knit family
Knowing this was the last in this series I truly didn't want this book to end, trying to read it slowly so I didn't get to the end too quickly but then also wanting to know what will become of this family that I had become so fond of. The Brogan family like any family then and now, had their family squabbles and also their happy occasions, but the closeness of this family really shines through. Once again written so knowledgeable and with such believable and lovable characters it was both a beautiful and yet heartbreaking story and I loved it. A superb 5 ☆ read.
The rest of the family, that we met in previous books ( Ida, Jeremiah, Cathy, Jo, Francesca, Mattie, Billy, Michael and Charlie) are also present in this the final installment of their stories. They are all wondering what they will do when eventually the war comes to an end, but will they in reality? This story really focuses on Queenie, her story from a child in Ireland to the darkest days of WW2, but the rest of the family is there also with the characters pulling together as always, this is truly a close knit family
Knowing this was the last in this series I truly didn't want this book to end, trying to read it slowly so I didn't get to the end too quickly but then also wanting to know what will become of this family that I had become so fond of. The Brogan family like any family then and now, had their family squabbles and also their happy occasions, but the closeness of this family really shines through. Once again written so knowledgeable and with such believable and lovable characters it was both a beautiful and yet heartbreaking story and I loved it. A superb 5 ☆ read.