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Maine

J. Courtney Sullivan

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For the Kellehers, Maine is a place where children run in packs, showers are taken outdoors, and old Irish songs are sung around a piano. As three generations of women arrive at the family's beach house, each brings her own hopes and fears. Maggie is thirty-two and pregnant, waiting for the perfect moment to tell her imperfect boyfriend the news; Ann Marie, a Kelleher by marriage, is channeling her domestic frustration into a dollhouse obsession and an ill-advised crush; Kathleen, the black sheep, never wanted to set foot in the cottage again; and Alice, the matriarch at the center of it all, would trade every floorboard for a chance to undo the events of one night, long ago.

Jeff Glor talks to author J. Courtney Sullivan about "Maine," a novel that follows three generations of a dysfunctional Irish-Catholic family over the course of a month, as they prepare to meet at their summer cottage.

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Elizabeth Bell rated this book

I bought this book as a beach reader and I read it in only a few days. It was remarkably easy to read, but the story continued to unfold in my mind even after I had finished reading. I saw many similarities and insights into the secrets and behaviors over several generations in my family and it shed light on why things are the way they are and no matter how much things seem to change, they really stay the same.

Lady Luck commented:

Each generation makes its own mark. So in our fractured, constantly changing world, what could possibly stay the same? Love of family? Or perhaps grudges, loyalty, rivalry, traditions?

kath626 rated this book

An easy read. Not really my cup of tea. Unusual that the main character is not likeable at all. But an easy "beach read", if that's what you're looking for.

cjohnroe1 rated this book

This family is disfunctional. Right from the grandmother on down, they keep secrets, don't care for each other and are so judgemental. However, it does take place in Maine at the family cottage where life comes together.