Books

12 results found
Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Sandcastles Sandcastles Luanne Rice Painter Honor Sullivan has made a life for herself and her three daughters--Regis, Agnes, and Cecilia--at Star of the Sea Academy on the magical Connecticut shore. Here she teaches art at the convent… OL106216W
Stalking Irish madness Stalking Irish madness Patrick Tracey In this powerful, sometimes harrowing, deeply felt story, Patrick Tracey journeys to Ireland to track the origin and solve the mystery of his Irish-American family's multigenerational struggle with s… OL11903563W
My father's gun My father's gun Brian McDonald "... powerful memoir about three generations of New York City policemen."--Dust jacket. OL15861956W
All souls All souls Michael Patrick MacDonald In this book, the author takes us deep into the secret heart of Southie. With radiant insight, he opens up a contradictory world, where residents are besieged by gangs and crime but refuse to admit a… OL17727231W
Ashes of fiery weather Ashes of fiery weather Kathleen Donohoe A multigenerational tale about the passionate loves and losses of women in a family of firefighters traces their experiences spanning from famine-era Ireland to Brooklyn a decade after the September … OL20033703W
One year One year Mary Elizabeth McDonough Tells the story of three generations of a prominent small-town Virginia family headed by matriarch Mary Bernadette, as the clan's women chafe against Mary Bernadette's influence, until a scandal arri… OL20879068W
Good Girl Good Girl Johnnie Bernhard 1 online resource OL25706305W
Home for the holidays Home for the holidays Gary Reilly "Taxi driver, Brendan Murphy -- known to all as 'Murph' -- abandons his cab and the mean streets of Denver for his hometown, his 'dear ol' Maw, ' and an Irish Catholic clan the size of County Cork. I… OL27695536W
Fetch you later Fetch you later Claire Cook Sarah Hurlihy wishes for a successful relationship and wonders if she should take John up on his suggestion of canine camp. OL29256004W
Must Love Dogs Must Love Dogs Claire Cook "Life after divorce for Sarah Hurlihy used to consist of juggling her job as a preschool teacher with the demands of her interfering family. But after a rocky start, Sarah and John Anderson have shar… OL500957W
The ride of our lives The ride of our lives Mike Leonard Mike Leonard is a lucky man. It's not everyone who gets parents like Jack and Marge. At eighty-seven, Jack is a pathological optimist with an inexhaustible gift of gab. Marge, Jack's bride of sixty y… OL5851579W
The sight of the stars The sight of the stars Belva Plain New York Times bestselling author Belva Plain beguiles us once again with a novel that explores the bonds that sustain families--and the lies that can shatter them forever. Sweeping through the pivo… OL66706W