false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168553234m/34301.jpg 34301 30 "It was sometimes called the echo cave, and if you shouted your question loud enough in the right direction, you got an answer instead of an echo..."<br><br><br><br>Clare and David--divided as children by a rigid social code that branded her as shanty Irish and him as gentry...brought together as adults by a desire that knew no class, no barriers, only the urgent hunger of two people destined to love--and ready to defy a world determined to keep them apart.<br><br>Even at fifteen, David Power knew the echo would answer eleven-year-old Clare O'Brien's dearest wish, to win a school prize.  But it was years before Dr. Power's cherished only son saw in the huckster's daughter the answer to his own heart's desire.  Here in Castlebay, perched precariously on the seaside cliffs, the lines between them were clearly drawn.  Clare's only hope is to leave the town where time stopped, propelled by scholarships to Dublin, fueled by her own drive and brilliance, far from the insular, gossipy world of Castlebay and those in its thrall... Angela O'Hara, beautiful, insolated, a teacher trapped in the convent school, who risks everything to help Clare escape... Gerry Doyle, the town charmer who finds in Clare the woman he vows to have at any price... Caroline Nolan, the beautiful, rich outsider who comes to plunder...<br><br>For Clare, that was before the wild freedom of Dublin, and love. And David.  Before fate drove them back to Castlebay, and the past... 41458 1985 Echoes total:1589|5:286|4:549|3:633|2:99|1:22| 1589 5745 2068 81 4 0 false false Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 02:58:10 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 03:08:58 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed May 07 13:09:44 -0700 2008 Wed May 07 13:11:27 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Oct 05 05:18:49 -0700 2008 Sun Feb 08 19:07:23 -0800 2009 2 1 false false Thu Oct 23 10:41:23 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 23 10:41:53 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sun Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 18:05:08 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 18:10:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false true Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 1993 Tue Aug 12 18:18:58 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 12 18:18:58 -0700 2008 Growing up in a small town in Ireland in the 50's and 60's. Clare, David, Gerry and Angela and their families live in Castlebay, a small town on the coast that is a summer resort town. A wonderful portrait of a time and place, interlocking lives, and especially of class dis...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Apr 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 09:18:50 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 09:21:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 21:01:27 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 21:02:31 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu May 14 20:44:18 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 20:46:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Apr 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 23:11:38 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 21:46:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 10:08:35 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 10:09:50 -0700 2009
I was so happy for a book of this type that I devoured it in two days.]]> 1 0 false false Fri Mar 13 07:25:35 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 07:27:19 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 30 11:49:40 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 19 10:16:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Oct 18 19:24:42 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 19:33:46 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 09:18:39 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 11:18:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 07:18:57 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 20:28:29 -0800 2009
If you're looking for a bad review, sorry, you won't find it from me. Not of Maeve Binchy.

Did I tell you I love Maeve Binchy? I do. I love Maeve Binchy.]]> 5 0 false false Mon Feb 09 08:23:45 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 08:24:36 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jan 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 09:47:36 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 08:53:23 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 18 11:20:44 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 11:22:54 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 11:47:36 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 11:48:58 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=34301