It is the late 60´s in Tullamore, County Offaly and life is full of exciting possibilities for Fiona Tracey as she prepares to leave Ireland to work for a wealthy family in New York.

Fiona´s parents have the local shop and bar and her younger sisters are already leading independent lives. Bridget is at a convent school preparing to be a nun and Angela has led a life of her own sice she was hospitalised up in Dublin for years with childhoop polio.

But a a sudden tragedy forces Fiona to postpone her departure as her mother sinks into illness and depression. As summer approaches, she finds herself involved in an unexpected and passionate affair with Michael O`Sullivan, an American architect.

Then, as a surprising incident threatens Bridget´s vocation, Angela uncovers information which explodes old family secrets.

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Personen: O'Neil, Geraldine

Schlagwörter: Familie Irland Liebe Geheimnis Amerika Schicksal Familiensaga Affäre

Interessenkreis: Leben und Schicksal des Einzelnen Englisch Fremdsprachig