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Letter From Chicago
by
Cathy Kelly
An original short fiction by a popular writer of novels for young women Witty novella from a seasoned storyteller on competition between sisters. Elsie and Maisie live on opposite sides of the Atlantic. Regular letter writers, they tend to boast about their respective families. Over time, the gulf between fact and fiction grows immense, until a letter arrives from Chicago...more
Open Door Series
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(first published January 1st 2009)
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This was a very cute little short story.
Maisie and Elsie are sisters communicate through letters. Maisie moved to the US after turning 18 and they haven't seen much of each other since. Through their letters, Elsie has been slowly stretching the truth about her life and her children. Maisie has always had the "perfect" life in America and, because Elsie's tired of hearin git, she wants to do a little bragging too!
And that has been going on for years and, although the lies are just little white o...more
Maisie and Elsie are sisters communicate through letters. Maisie moved to the US after turning 18 and they haven't seen much of each other since. Through their letters, Elsie has been slowly stretching the truth about her life and her children. Maisie has always had the "perfect" life in America and, because Elsie's tired of hearin git, she wants to do a little bragging too!
And that has been going on for years and, although the lies are just little white o...more
I'm not big on short stories, I always prefer a bit more meat hence more room for proper resolution and conflict, however this really was appropriate for the terms 'short and sweet'. Grannies bulking up tales about their families in the letters they write to each other. Reminds me a little of my family.
Also, kudos for the author for leading me to google the pronunciation of the names Clodagh (pronounced Cloda) and Emer (still not 100% but ee-mer?)
Also, kudos for the author for leading me to google the pronunciation of the names Clodagh (pronounced Cloda) and Emer (still not 100% but ee-mer?)
Sisters Elsie and Maisie are separated by the Atlantic Ocean and haven't seen each other in years, but they correspond regularly by post. Both sisters like to boast of how well their families are doing, and the truth has been stretched in the process. Now Maisie's granddaughter is coming over from Chicago, Elsie's fibs are going to be found out.
Short Irish novella, easily digestible in one sitting. Predictable but charming.
Short Irish novella, easily digestible in one sitting. Predictable but charming.
This was a lovely quick read- only 80 pages long. Elsie has been boasting about her children and grandchildren to her sister who lives in America. When Maisie writes to say her grandaughter is coming to stay with her friend- they panic that the house is not visitor ready. THe whole family pull together to make it a welcoming home for their visitors. I love Cathy Kelly books- and this was a lovely little taster!
This was a very short (25 pages on my Kobo) but very satisfying read. I loved the way Cathy Kelly wove an ordinary family situation into such a charming story. I read it in one sitting and even had a tear in my eye at the end. Yeah, well, blame that on my Italian heritage :)
Bottom line, though--I loved it and recommend it for those times when a sweeping saga isn't quite what you're after.
Bottom line, though--I loved it and recommend it for those times when a sweeping saga isn't quite what you're after.
Really enjoyed this short story, brought on my kindle not realising it was a short story and when it ended was surprised and wanted more.
Disappointed when I found this was only a short story. Story was too predictable.
great lovely short read. really enjoyed it!
very short book but didn't really enjoy it
This is the first novel I have read by Cathy Kelly, not really my cup of tea.
Sentimental and enjoyable quick read.
Lovely short story.
Part of the "Open Door Series" from Ireland, this almost-a-short-story is about two elderly sisters, one in the US and one in Ireland, who write bragging letters to each other until the truth starts to come out. Great little story and a quick read.
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Born in Belfast but raised in Dublin, Cathy initially worked for thirteen years as a newspaper journalist with a national Irish Sunday newspaper, where she worked in news, features, along with spending time as an agony aunt and the paper’s film critic. However, her overwhelming love was always fiction and she published her first international bestseller, Woman To Woman, in 1997. She did not become...more
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