Echoes
Registered by dschinny of Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein Germany on 2/28/2007
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
3 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by dschinny from Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein Germany on Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Blurb
Growing up in a small seaside town in the 1950s, Calre O'Brien and David Power shout their hearts' desires in the echo cave, praying that their destiny will lead them far away from the town in which they live.
Years later they meet again in Dublin, where David is studying medicine and Clare has won a scholarship to University College. But eventually Castlebay will draw them back and it is against a backdrop of empty grey skies, sea-spray and wind that this drama of ambition, betrayal and love finally reaches its turbulent conclusion.
Comment
Maeve Binchy manages to draw you into the story as she manages to tell the tale from different points of view. In the end you have the feeling, you know each character. You can imagine living in Castlebay yourself - even though this might not be something so very desirable... The ending was a bit too dramatic for my taste, though.
Growing up in a small seaside town in the 1950s, Calre O'Brien and David Power shout their hearts' desires in the echo cave, praying that their destiny will lead them far away from the town in which they live.
Years later they meet again in Dublin, where David is studying medicine and Clare has won a scholarship to University College. But eventually Castlebay will draw them back and it is against a backdrop of empty grey skies, sea-spray and wind that this drama of ambition, betrayal and love finally reaches its turbulent conclusion.
Comment
Maeve Binchy manages to draw you into the story as she manages to tell the tale from different points of view. In the end you have the feeling, you know each character. You can imagine living in Castlebay yourself - even though this might not be something so very desirable... The ending was a bit too dramatic for my taste, though.
Journal Entry 2 by dschinny at Hadley´s, Beim Schlump 84a in Hamburg - Harvestehude, Hamburg Germany on Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Released 16 yrs ago (6/12/2007 UTC) at Hadley´s, Beim Schlump 84a in Hamburg - Harvestehude, Hamburg Germany
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Will take it to tonight's meetup.
Will take it to tonight's meetup.
I took the book home from yesterday´s meetup, because dschinny said it´s a nice book... :-)
Quite a nice book, easy and pleasant to read, a good story, though nothing really special. This is the first Maeve Binchy book that I´ve read, and certainly not the last!
Journal Entry 5 by Anke68 at Café im Überseemuseum in Bremen, Bremen Germany on Friday, July 27, 2007
Released 16 yrs ago (7/27/2007 UTC) at Café im Überseemuseum in Bremen, Bremen Germany
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I will take this book to the meetup.
I will take this book to the meetup.
Took it during the meetup in Bremen. As I have read Evening Class I am now curious about this one.
edit 16.05.09: Still have not read it it now has to travel on...
edit 16.05.09: Still have not read it it now has to travel on...
Journal Entry 7 by read-a-bit at Kirchentag 2009 (20.-24.05.2009) in Bremen, Bremen Germany on Friday, May 22, 2009
Released 14 yrs ago (5/22/2009 UTC) at Kirchentag 2009 (20.-24.05.2009) in Bremen, Bremen Germany
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WILD RELEASE NOTES: Überseehäfen, Tent 2a, put it on a cardboard seat.