Fall On Your Knees (Oprah's Book Club)
3 journalers for this copy...
Amazon.com Reviews
A sprawling saga about five generations of a family from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Fall on Your Knees is the impressive first fiction from Canadian playwright and actor Ann-Marie MacDonald. This epic tale of family history, family secrets, and music centers on four sisters and their relationships with each other and with their father. Set in the coal-mining communities of Nova Scotia in the early part of this century, the story also shifts to the battlefields of World War I and the jazz scene of New York City in the 1920s.
The New York Times Book Review, John Motyka
The Canadian actress and playwright Ann-Marie MacDonald writes of several generations of a Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, family in this resonant first novel... Ms. MacDonald skillfully shifts the story backward and forward in time, giving it a mythic quality that allows dark, half-buried secrets to be gracefully and chillingly revealed.
For me, this was a "couldn't put down" book - I thought it was excellent and I'd recommend it to anyone!
A sprawling saga about five generations of a family from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Fall on Your Knees is the impressive first fiction from Canadian playwright and actor Ann-Marie MacDonald. This epic tale of family history, family secrets, and music centers on four sisters and their relationships with each other and with their father. Set in the coal-mining communities of Nova Scotia in the early part of this century, the story also shifts to the battlefields of World War I and the jazz scene of New York City in the 1920s.
The New York Times Book Review, John Motyka
The Canadian actress and playwright Ann-Marie MacDonald writes of several generations of a Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, family in this resonant first novel... Ms. MacDonald skillfully shifts the story backward and forward in time, giving it a mythic quality that allows dark, half-buried secrets to be gracefully and chillingly revealed.
For me, this was a "couldn't put down" book - I thought it was excellent and I'd recommend it to anyone!
Mailing May 6 to Sobergirl as part of a book relay - I hope you find it as entertaining a read as I did! Enjoy!
Journal Entry 3 by Sobergirl from Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Wednesday, May 18, 2005
The book arrived sometime last week when I was at work. Picked it up at the post office a while ago.
Thank you CdnBlueRose!
Oprah's Book Club
Thank you CdnBlueRose!
Oprah's Book Club
Journal Entry 4 by Sobergirl from Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Tuesday, June 21, 2005
I finished reading this book last night at about 4 am and my alarm was set for 6.25. The book made me think a lot and I didn't get any sleep at all.
I found the story both intriguing and disgusting.
Edit 17th August 2005:
Travelling to Makari!
Article about BC in Finnish newspaper ViikkoSavo. Makari is holding Fall on yuor Knees in his hand :)
I found the story both intriguing and disgusting.
Edit 17th August 2005:
Travelling to Makari!
Article about BC in Finnish newspaper ViikkoSavo. Makari is holding Fall on yuor Knees in his hand :)
Journal Entry 5 by Makari from Siilinjärvi, Pohjois-Savo / Norra Savolax Finland on Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Arrived! Thanks to Sobergirl. I'm interested about this book because it's Canadian. I will in october visit Vancouver, Canada - O.K., Vancouver is not near of Nova Scotia, but the book sounds interesting and maybe works as an introduction to Canadian mentality.
Journal Entry 6 by Makari at Fairmont Hotel Vancouver in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada on Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Released 18 yrs ago (10/28/2005 UTC) at Fairmont Hotel Vancouver in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
RELEASE NOTES:
British Ballroom during the ISQua congress breakfast time. I will make journal entry when I'm home in Finland again.
British Ballroom during the ISQua congress breakfast time. I will make journal entry when I'm home in Finland again.
Journal Entry 7 by Makari from Siilinjärvi, Pohjois-Savo / Norra Savolax Finland on Friday, December 16, 2005
In 2 minutes after letting the book it disappeared. Somebody of the participants took it, but we have still to wait the journal entry.
In Finland I have been since Oct 29th, but too busy to make a journal entry.
Fall on your knees is a fascinating book. Althoug it tells about dark sides of human mind and the events were in part
disgusting, the persons, especially the younger Piper girls Frances and Lily were interesting, sympathic persons. In the life of Piper girls there was almost too much unhappiness, but however, the story was believable and multilayered. It was a sad but not bad book.
But - where is the book now?
In Finland I have been since Oct 29th, but too busy to make a journal entry.
Fall on your knees is a fascinating book. Althoug it tells about dark sides of human mind and the events were in part
disgusting, the persons, especially the younger Piper girls Frances and Lily were interesting, sympathic persons. In the life of Piper girls there was almost too much unhappiness, but however, the story was believable and multilayered. It was a sad but not bad book.
But - where is the book now?
