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Maine
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee
- Length: 17 hrs and 14 mins
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Summary
In her best-selling debut, Commencement, J. Courtney Sullivan explored the complicated and contradictory landscape of female friendship. Now, in her highly anticipated second novel, Sullivan takes us into even richer territory, introducing four unforgettable women who have nothing in common but the fact that, like it or not, they're family.
For the Kellehers, Maine is a place where children run in packs, showers are taken outdoors, and old Irish songs are sung around a piano. Their beachfront property, won on a barroom bet after the war, sits on three acres of sand and pine nestled between stretches of rocky coast, with one tree bearing the initials "A.H." At the cottage, built by Kelleher hands, cocktail hour follows morning mass, nosy grandchildren snoop in drawers, and decades-old grudges simmer beneath the surface.
As three generations of Kelleher women descend on the property one summer, each brings her own hopes and fears. Maggie is thirty-two and pregnant, waiting for the perfect moment to tell her imperfect boyfriend the news; Ann Marie, a Kelleher by marriage, is channeling her domestic frustration into a dollhouse obsession and an ill-advised crush; Kathleen, the black sheep, never wanted to set foot in the cottage again; and Alice, the matriarch at the center of it all, would trade every floorboard for a chance to undo the events of one night, long ago.
By turns wickedly funny and achingly sad, Maine unveils the sibling rivalry, alcoholism, social climbing, and Catholic guilt at the center of one family, along with the abiding, often irrational love that keeps them coming back, every summer, to Maine and to each other.
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- Sarah
- 24-08-17
believable characters living their lives
nothing startling happened but the beautiful characterisation made it intriging to follow their lives. recommend
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- Helen
- 29-12-12
Fabulous Family Saga
This was my first audiobook and I've never looked back. Easy to get in to but full of surprises along the way and with some really well drawn characters - not all of them likeable, but all totally believable and I love the way you're given a bit more information with each chapter to piece together the complex relationships between three generations of women (there are men in there too, but I think they play second fiddle to the girls in this book!) This is a fabulous holiday read (listen) - it's pretty long but I promise you won't be bored - in fact you'll have to stay awake because you'll be desperate to hear what happens next! Highly recommended.
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- Suzy
- 12-07-18
Great Story With A Few Mistakes
I loved this story SO much. I got so hooked, I feel like I miss Maggie and Anne Marie and even Alice! One thing I noticed, there were about 5-10 times where the reader said the wrong name. It was always quite confusing and I'd have to go back and check. I have never had that before in an audio book and it happened throughout the whole book! Other than those mistakes, I think she did a great Boston accent and I liked her voice.
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- Tf
- 22-12-21
entertaining
very entertaining though a bit long, in the beginning somewhat confusing all the characters
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- sarahmoose2000
- 17-07-11
Families - who'd have them?
Nobody in this book was likeable. The matriarch was a nasty piece of work always belittling her kids. The summer house they go to in Maine is the focal point of a family argument that affects the generations.
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- Paula Weir
- 18-08-19
uninteresting
I found this book laborious and naive. the chapters seemed to be aiming at something but the overall story didnt seem to go anywhere with no true resolution. There was a stream of unnecessary information. Dull.
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- Alexandra
- 07-03-15
Don't know why I stuck it out
Well that was a disappointment. I didn't ever care much about any of the characters and it never really came to anything though I felt it should do. Don't get me wrong I like a gentle story or film but this lacked something when it had the potential to be a decent story.
The writing method of one character per chapter can be a good writing device though perhaps is getting a little old.
The only reason I gave it 2 stars is that the reader made a decent job of it.
I am left wondering why I bothered to persist and resenting the waste of time.
I found Alice an unsympathetic character even knowing how she had suffered. Even then that didn't explain how anyone could be so mean other than because of their alcohol problems.
I won't continue - maybe I just missed the point. I'm a loyal reader and it's very rare for me to want to give up before the end, or to write such a poor review.
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