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The Crooked Branch : A Novel Paperback - 2013
by Jeanine Cummins
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From the national bestselling and highly acclaimed author of "The Outside Boy" comes the deeply moving story of two mothers--witty, self-deprecating Majella, who is shocked by her entry into motherhood in modern-day New York, and her ancestor, tough and terrified Ginny Doyle, whose battles are more fundamental.
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- Title The Crooked Branch : A Novel
- Author Jeanine Cummins
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Condition Used - Acceptable
- Pages 400
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Publishing Group
- Date 2013
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0451239245I5N00
- ISBN 9780451239242 / 0451239245
- Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
- Dimensions 8.1 x 5.4 x 1 in (20.57 x 13.72 x 2.54 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Aspects (Academic): Dixon
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Topical: Family
- Library of Congress subjects Domestic fiction, Identity (Psychology)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012021595
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Summary
From the national bestselling and highly acclaimed author of The Outside Boy comes the deeply moving story of two mothers—witty, self-deprecating Majella, who is shocked by her entry into motherhood in modern-day New York, and her ancestor, tough and terrified Ginny Doyle, whose battles are more fundamental: she must keep her young family alive during Ireland’s Great Famine.
After the birth of her daughter Emma, the usually resilient Majella finds herself feeling isolated and exhausted. Then, at her childhood home in Queens, Majella discovers the diary of her maternal ancestor Ginny—and is shocked to read a story of murder in her family history.
With the famine upon her, Ginny Doyle fled from Ireland to America, but not all of her family made it. What happened during those harrowing years, and why does Ginny call herself a killer? Is Majella genetically fated to be a bad mother, despite the fierce tenderness she feels for her baby? Determined to uncover the truth of her heritage and her own identity, Majella sets out to explore Ginny’s past—and discovers surprising truths about her family and ultimately, herself.
After the birth of her daughter Emma, the usually resilient Majella finds herself feeling isolated and exhausted. Then, at her childhood home in Queens, Majella discovers the diary of her maternal ancestor Ginny—and is shocked to read a story of murder in her family history.
With the famine upon her, Ginny Doyle fled from Ireland to America, but not all of her family made it. What happened during those harrowing years, and why does Ginny call herself a killer? Is Majella genetically fated to be a bad mother, despite the fierce tenderness she feels for her baby? Determined to uncover the truth of her heritage and her own identity, Majella sets out to explore Ginny’s past—and discovers surprising truths about her family and ultimately, herself.
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Citations
- Booklist, 03/15/2013, Page 60
- Romantic Times, 03/01/2013, Page 39