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published
November 1st 1999
by Jove
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Mass Market Paperback, 347 pages
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Ireland
literary awards
2000 AAR Top 100 Romances #88
isbn
0515126772
(isbn13: 9780515126778)
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With her life in turmoil after a failed marriage and growing disappointment over her career, Jude Murray sets off on a journey to Ireland. To her gran...more
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Yeah, as a Brit, I'm going to say this: I am ambivalent when American writers write about Europe, especially the lands of their blessed ancestors. Nora Roberts is probably one of the reasons why, because her romanticism, blatant sentiment of Ireland gives me the heebie jeebies. The musical quality of the accents (check), the supposed magic that lies 'neath every knoll, the air charged with the hum of the good people, and everyone is either kissing a blarney stone or drinking the blessed Guiness...more
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Read in January, 2001
I am NOT a big romance fan...but I am a big fan of most things Celtic. I actually read this series a while back - I discovered them in the Honor section of my local library and when I realized the plots took place in Ireland, I decided to borrow them. Like I said, I'm not a big fan of romantic novels, but I have read enough of them to be able to say that this is the only series of the genre that has really stuck with me (except maybe the Three Sisters Island trilogy by the same author). Roberts ...more
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Read in January, 2009
I just finished this book (1st in the Gallagher trilogy) and am disappointed in Nora!
The book is filled with stereotypical Irish cliches which ARE NOT TRUE! For example, every second person has red hair, asides from Dublin there are no other bustling towns or cities just tiny villages, there are no microwaves or can openers or tumble dryers etc, computers are rare- the internet is practically unheard of, everyone is oh so friendly and bright eyed- top o the mornin' to ya'!
Oh and th...more
The book is filled with stereotypical Irish cliches which ARE NOT TRUE! For example, every second person has red hair, asides from Dublin there are no other bustling towns or cities just tiny villages, there are no microwaves or can openers or tumble dryers etc, computers are rare- the internet is practically unheard of, everyone is oh so friendly and bright eyed- top o the mornin' to ya'!
Oh and th...more
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Read in March, 2007
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Should explain why I read this. While pursuing my Library Science degree, I took a reader's advisory class where we sampled books from across various genres. I was assigned this novel for the romance section. This novel was objectively horrible. The worst novel I have ever read from cover to cover. Main character is supposed to be empowered heroine but is actually a ninny. Use of metaphor akin to high school poetry. How Roberts has reached such heights of popularity is a wonder. Make mine Austen...more
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Read in April, 2009
I'm not a Nora Roberts fan, but I do love this trilogy. It really captures the mood of Ireland (at least as we in the states like to imagine it is), all cozy, with alternating rain and brilliant sunlight, ancient ruins, bright flowers, and lots of hot tea. The Gallagher pub in this story makes me sad that it is mythical and I can't visit it, populated as it is by interesting, friendly people that can go from laughing to shouting to fighting and back to dancing within minutes. What a lovely world...more
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Read in March, 2009
Book #29 of 2009
I remember starting to read this book way back in High school, but I don't remember ever finishing it, though I don't know why. Perhaps I just wasn't mature enough to enjoy a good romance. I also don't remember what happened to my copy, but no matter, I've gotten my hands on another one. It fits in nicely with my celtic romance obsession of late. As another plus, this time the "romantic leads" were flesh and blood humans, from the same time period and ev...more
I remember starting to read this book way back in High school, but I don't remember ever finishing it, though I don't know why. Perhaps I just wasn't mature enough to enjoy a good romance. I also don't remember what happened to my copy, but no matter, I've gotten my hands on another one. It fits in nicely with my celtic romance obsession of late. As another plus, this time the "romantic leads" were flesh and blood humans, from the same time period and ev...more
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take a trip to Ireland and on the winds of love and magic
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Read in March, 2009
The story is about a woman named Jude who decides to quit her teaching career after her divorce and go to Ireland for a few months to visit her family's roots and "find herself" (or maybe just escape). I'm not a big romance novel fan and especially not when the character is so timid, unsure of herself and mousy. With that said, the setting really struck me and the descriptions of life in a little village in Ireland were fun and exactly in line with my fairytale imagination (although ...more
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Read in October, 2008
Oh, I haven't read a Nora book in a bit, and totally loved this one. Maybe it's my reddish hair, but I sure love those Irish series books. (I pictured Gerard Butler as the guy the whole time thru.)
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Read in January, 2007
This was a great trilogy! I enjoyed every book but I think the first book was my favorite though I loved the third one as well since it tied up the whole story so beautifully!
This trilogy takes place in Ireland for the most part, though there are bits and pieces that take place in the United States. I was able to really connect with the first books main female character, so that made this series even more dear to me. I love the magical spin Nora Roberts put into this set of stor...more
This trilogy takes place in Ireland for the most part, though there are bits and pieces that take place in the United States. I was able to really connect with the first books main female character, so that made this series even more dear to me. I love the magical spin Nora Roberts put into this set of stor...more
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Read in January, 2007
I loved the irish pub setting in this trilogy. I felt at home there and wanted to go there. The characters were my friends.
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This book will never be a literary classic, but it was cute and a quick read.
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Read in July, 2005
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n/arecommends it for: romance readers
The story opens in Ireland, in a rented car where Chicago native Jude Frances Murray sits nervously behind the wheel. She has just thrown away her profession as psychology professor in favor of visiting the village of Ardmore, where her grandmother was born. At the end of a harrowing three hour drive, she pulls into the drive of the small cottage she rented for six months time, where she meets neighbor Brenna O'Toole, and her resident ghost, Lady Gwen.
After settling into the Faerie ...more
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I love this series! These are probably my favorite of her books , though there are ones that are coming up that I love almost as much.
These are set in Ireland, that land of green, where the men are all handsome and the women are all beautiful and the beer flows freely every night.
Enter Jude, a shy women who has tossed caution to the wind (when her husband of barely six months calmly announces he has fallen in love with someone else and leaves her) and takes a sabbatical and moves int...more
These are set in Ireland, that land of green, where the men are all handsome and the women are all beautiful and the beer flows freely every night.
Enter Jude, a shy women who has tossed caution to the wind (when her husband of barely six months calmly announces he has fallen in love with someone else and leaves her) and takes a sabbatical and moves int...more
Read in May, 2009
I had some real problems with this book. Mostly, I didn't like the main male character. Now, many of us who read romance novels with any approaching a critical eye are willing to accept that sometimes romantic comedy behavior looks a lot like dangerous stalker behavior. That being said, Adian is a jerk. Confidence is great, but he seems to expect Jude to just fall in line with everything that he wants! And, in typical romantic behavior... well I don't want to spoil the ending, but no one will be...more
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Read in January, 2002
A co-worker recommended this series to me after I went to Ireland 6 years ago. I had never read anything by Nora Roberts and I am not a fan of romance novels AT ALL, I feel I must make this clear. I have read one Danielle Steele book in my life, tried to read another and couldn't get past the first chapter. I don't do romance books-well at least I didn't until I read this trilogy-imagine my shock when I actually loved these books!
The trilogy is set in Ireland which I always love so...more
The trilogy is set in Ireland which I always love so...more
Read in January, 2004
Love this book!
I have become obsessed with Ireland because of this series.
Every person gets to a point in their life where things just aren't going the way they expected and need to take a step back and figure things out.
The characters are well put together and very relatable. What I like most about this trilogy is that each book could easily stand alone.
I have become obsessed with Ireland because of this series.
Every person gets to a point in their life where things just aren't going the way they expected and need to take a step back and figure things out.
The characters are well put together and very relatable. What I like most about this trilogy is that each book could easily stand alone.
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My first Nora Roberts trilogy. Good romance novel writing; she makes it look so easy. Sometimes you need a good book that doesn't make you think too hard, yet there are still the vivid descriptions to make it come alive...Nora Roberts is perfect for that purpose. I can't remember all the other NR books I've read, but I remember these three as the first.
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Why do I even read Nora Roberts? I know I don't like her, yet I'm constantly sucked in by friends who tell me, "but this one is really good." Feh.
I kept reading because I kept waiting for it to get good. The bits about Irish legend were interesting, but not worth the pain of reading the full book.
I kept reading because I kept waiting for it to get good. The bits about Irish legend were interesting, but not worth the pain of reading the full book.
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Read in February, 2009
Loved this trilogy about the Gallaghers in Ireland...wasn't your usual NR fare...I really got into the Irish way of life portrayed...could've cared less for the Carrick/Gwen myth though, just skimmed through that. Jude and Aidan were a good couple, liked Aidan but Jude was a bit wimpy...
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"He was a wild one as a lad, and there's a look about him that says he could be again." Kathy sighed. "I've always had a soft spot for a wild heart in a man. Have you no sweetheart in the States then, Jude?"
"No." She thought briefly of William. Had she ever considered her husband her sweetheart? "No one special."
"If they're not special, what would the point be?"
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