Journal Entry 1 by Lizabeth86 from Middletown, Connecticut USA on Friday, November 21, 2008

Amazon Editorial Review:
With every New York Times bestseller, Luanne Rice illuminates yet another of the secret wonders of the heart. Her unforgettable evocations of family, friendship, and loves lost and won in such novels as The Edge of Winter, Sandcastles, and Summer of Roses give voice to our most powerful emotions. Now she brings back two of her most beloved characters to tell of their journey across the sea to unravel the mysteries of a shared past—and two undying love affairs.…

What Matters Most

Sister Bernadette Ignatius has returned to Ireland in the company of Tom Kelly to search for the past—and the son—they left behind. For it was here that these two long-ago lovers spent a season of magic before Bernadette’s calling led her to a vocation as Mother Superior at Star of the Sea Academy on the sea-tossed Connecticut shore. For Tom, Bernadette’s choice meant giving up his fortune and taking the job as caretaker at Star of the Sea, where he could be close to the woman he could no longer have but whom he never stopped loving. And while one miracle drew them apart, another is about to bring them together again.

For somewhere in Dublin a young man named Seamus Sullivan is also on a search, dreaming of being reunited with his own first love, the only “family” he’s ever known. They’d been inseparable growing up together at St. Augustine’s Children’s Home, until Kathleen Murphy’s parents claimed her and she vanished across the sea to America. Now, in a Newport mansion, that very girl, grown to womanhood, works as a maid and waits with a faith that defies all reason for the miracle that will bring back the only boy she’s ever loved.

That miracle is at hand—but like most miracles, it can come only after the darkest of nights and the deepest of heartbreaks. For life can be as precarious as a walk along a cliff, and its greatest rewards reached only by those who dare to risk everything…for what matters most.

 

Journal Entry 2 by Lizabeth86 from Middletown, Connecticut USA on Tuesday, December 09, 2008

I read this book last month and didn't realize it was a second in a series. I thought the first half in Ireland was great but it lost something in the second half for me. Overall a good read. 

Journal Entry 3 by Lizabeth86 from Middletown, Connecticut USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Will be mailing to Dabercro as part of a trade. 

Journal Entry 4 by dabercro from Clinton, Utah USA on Monday, December 22, 2008

Received in the mail today. Thanks for the trade. 

Journal Entry 5 by dabercro from Clinton, Utah USA on Monday, December 22, 2008

Received in the mail today. Thanks for the trade. 

Journal Entry 6 by dabercro from Clinton, Utah USA on Friday, May 29, 2009

This was a good sequel to "Sandcastles". This book follows the characters Tom, Bernadette, and their son, Seamus. Their relationships are explored. I felt the author stayed true to the characters, especially Tom and Bernadette. I could feel their struggle with decisions made, past and present. 

Journal Entry 7 by dabercro at a fellow BookCrosser, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Released 2 yrs ago (6/27/2009 UTC) at a fellow BookCrosser, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA

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Passing along to Aberpeter when I see her this weekend. 

Journal Entry 8 by Aberpeter from Kirkland, Washington USA on Tuesday, June 30, 2009

thanks for the book dabercro 

Journal Entry 9 by Aberpeter from Kirkland, Washington USA on Wednesday, August 05, 2009

I really enjoyed this novel and it was hard to put down. By the end, I felt that the author wasn't sure what to do with Bernie and Tom's relationship and I felt she took a "cop-out" approach to end the novel. After the first three quarters of the book, which was excellent, I felt the last quarter was a let down. 

Journal Entry 10 by Aberpeter at -- Mail or by hand-ring, RABCK, meetings, Washington USA on Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Released 2 yrs ago (8/5/2009 UTC) at -- Mail or by hand-ring, RABCK, meetings, Washington USA

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adding to the mixed bag bookbox 

Journal Entry 11 by k00kaburra from San Jose, California USA on Sunday, October 11, 2009

Based on the descriptions on the back of her books, Luanne Rice really likes the ocean and it factors prominently in all her fiction.

May keep this one. I like the ocean, too :-p 

Journal Entry 12 by k00kaburra at USPS, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Sunday, October 11, 2009

Released 2 yrs ago (10/11/2009 UTC) at USPS, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases

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I decided not to keep this one, so this book enjoyed a brief visit in San Jose, California before continuing as part of Kaila-Ann's Mixed Book Box! 

Journal Entry 13 by easterngirl71 from Alton, Illinois USA on Thursday, October 29, 2009

I have been wanting to get this book! So excited it was in the bookbox! Took out of Kaila-Ann's Mixed Books Bookbox! Will be quite a while before I will be able to read it because I have ring/rays to finish first! Thanks for sharing:)
I found that I had two of these books therefore I decided to keep your book on the move!!! 

Journal Entry 14 by jmsmom from Newalla, Oklahoma USA on Wednesday, December 02, 2009

received in todays mail from easterngirl71. Looks good. Thank you so much. 

Journal Entry 15 by jmsmom at Newalla, Oklahoma USA on Sunday, March 20, 2011

I loved this book. The characters were great. Parts were happy, parts sad. A time or two I remember thinking "this is so predictable, I know what's going to happen" only to read on and find out that I was wrong.

reserved for Prachitulshan for her birthday. 

Journal Entry 16 by jmsmom at Birthday RABCK, a fellow bookcrosser -- Controlled Releases on Monday, March 21, 2011

Released 1 yr ago (3/21/2011 UTC) at Birthday RABCK, a fellow bookcrosser -- Controlled Releases

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Happy Birthday! 

Journal Entry 17 by prachitulshan at New Delhi, Delhi India on Thursday, April 14, 2011

Thanks for the birthday rabck jmsmom! This book seems to have travelled a lot, all over the United States...I'm sure it's gonna have an exciting time in India! Looking forward to reading and passing it on to more adventures!