

The Girls of Ennismore
Author: Patricia Falvey
Narrator: Alana Kerr Collins
Unabridged: 13 hr 11 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 03/28/2017
Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
Author: Patricia Falvey
Narrator: Alana Kerr Collins
Unabridged: 13 hr 11 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 03/28/2017
Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
Patricia Falvey is the author of The Yellow House and The Linen Queen. Born and raised in Ireland, she currently lives in Dallas, Texas.
This book was really intense for me. So much going on here. This book is no lightweight! This book is based on what the author experienced growing up in Ireland and stories she heard from relatives about working "at the big house". The book takes place in the early 20th century in Ireland. Rosie,cros......more
4.8 shinning stars from me!! " I hope The Girls Of Ennismore will not only preserve memories of the way things were, but will imbue readers with an appreciation of the courage and passion with which the people of Mayo, despite their status,faced the challenge of a changing Ireland." - Patricia Falv......more
This is a block buster type novel. It is set in Ireland over the course of the years from 1906 to just after World War 1. The main characters are Victoria, the daughter of the Big House and Rosie, the girl she picks for her friend who is the daughter of a tenant farmer of said house. I would also cla......more
3.75 Stars Very reminiscent of Downton Abbey but taking place in Ireland this novel centers heavily on class distinction between the servants and the gentry of the grand home Ennismore. With a large cast of characters to add to the storyline there is also romance, drama and scandal set right before......more