Whale Harbor by Mary Beth Keane
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I love Mary Beth Keane. The types of stories she tells are exactly the types of stories I prefer to read. Slow burn stories about families that navigate challenges and learn and grow. Whale Harbor is no different. This book focuses primarily on this one family with eleven sons who lose their mother at a young age and slowly immigrate out of Ireland in different ways and towards different futures. Parts of it are so very sad and other parts are funny and many parts are endearing. Like life. It’s beautifully written with characters and stories that will stay with you long after the last page.
with gratitude to Scribner and netgalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
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