Celtic Circle Forever - Brossura

Schubert, Sherry

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ISBN 10: 098295638X ISBN 13: 9780982956380

Casa editrice: Sherry Schubert McAllister, 2015

Riassunto

Antagonistic members of an American/Irish blended family seek pathways to reconciliation following tragedy. After the tragic death of favorite son Michael O'Connell, his young widow Kiri dedicates her life to fulfilling the pledges she made to him as he lay dying in the Syrian desert--to nurture their neighborhood in Dublin; to provide safety, love and joy for his nieces and nephews; to fold friends into their family; and to bear and raise his children as the two of them dreamed they would do together. Irish Catholic patriarch Thomas opposes his daughter-in-law's controversial actions until he realizes that any boy child she may produce will be his only grandson to carry on the O'Connell family name. The births of cerebral MT and firecracker Katie fill his life with new joy but not enough time left to revel in it. Desperate to assure his legacy but faced with his mortality, Thomas surprises the O'Connell family with his plans for their futures. Kiri struggles against the yoke that Thomas places on her and clings to the fairy whispers and Blackbird feathers that she believes Michael sends her way. Her mother Paula, best friend Henry Callaghan, shirttail cousin Bitsy the harpist, Clayton Moriarty's granny and New Zealand sheep baron Jack MacKenzie unveil pieces of the puzzle that lead Kiri to discover the secrets held within the Celtic Circle and the answer to the question that haunts her for six decades--Does one's vow of unconditional commitment last forever?

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L'autore:

AWARD WINNING AUTHOR SHERRY SCHUBERT, named Writer of the Year by Idaho Writer's League and a recipient of an Editors' Choice award from Idaho Author Awards, is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, Class of 1967. Subsequently, she spent two years hitchhiking abroad, gathering grist for stories and a packful of dreams. "Life" called her back to her home state of Idaho where she raised a family and taught teenagers to solve quadratic equations. Ms. Schubert's yen to write fiction during retirement is precipitated by her daughter's observation, "I have no idea who you were before you were Mom." The author specializes in fiction appealing to contemporary women from Baby Boomers to their children. "Puffin Island" relates how the historical events and social issues of the Sixties shaped the author and still reverberate in her children's lives today. "Celtic Compass, Part I," applies her experience in a blended family of the Sixties--before that term was coined--to present-day holiday conflicts. "Celtic Compass, Part II," explores the challenge of divided loyalties faced by members of a blended family in a time of crises. "Celtic Circle~for Better, for Worse" examines how antagonistic members of a blended family channel their bitterness and grief. In "Celtic Circle~Forever," hostile members of a blended family seek pathways to reconciliation following tragedy. In addition to her five novels, Ms. Schubert is a contributing author to the short story anthologies, "Hauntings from the Snake River Plain" and "Recipes from the Snake River Plain." All of her works are available as ebooks or paperbacks from Amazon or http://sunwaypress.com. Sherry continues to live and write on the family farm is south central Idaho. For the record, she did shake the hand of President Kennedy, and she did play the guitar... badly.

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• Editore: Sherry Schubert McAllister
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 098295638X
• ISBN 13: 9780982956380
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 394