This is (I believe) the last of Jean Fullerton’s Ration Book series.
I enjoyed the second part more than the first as there was a lat of characters which took time to sort out. This was due to their very small input into the story and were therefore not developed very thoroughly. Also the narrative flips between When the main character Queenie was a child and a grandmother.
Philomena Dooley was the daughter of Irish travellers who settled in a village house to enable the children to get an education. She falls in love with Patrick Mahon who adores her. Instead of getting married Patrick is coerced into becoming a priest. Unfortunately his sister Nora hates Philomena as the man she wants marries her instead.
Philomena moves to London with her husband and Father Patrick ends up as her parish priest. Queenie now a grandmother must decide whether to tell her secrets as Father Patrick is now dying!
I enjoyed the earlier books in this series more than this one but it’s an ok read.
I enjoyed the second part more than the first as there was a lat of characters which took time to sort out. This was due to their very small input into the story and were therefore not developed very thoroughly. Also the narrative flips between When the main character Queenie was a child and a grandmother.
Philomena Dooley was the daughter of Irish travellers who settled in a village house to enable the children to get an education. She falls in love with Patrick Mahon who adores her. Instead of getting married Patrick is coerced into becoming a priest. Unfortunately his sister Nora hates Philomena as the man she wants marries her instead.
Philomena moves to London with her husband and Father Patrick ends up as her parish priest. Queenie now a grandmother must decide whether to tell her secrets as Father Patrick is now dying!
I enjoyed the earlier books in this series more than this one but it’s an ok read.