Name: The Crooked Branch
Price: 315.00 ZAR
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Author: Cummins, Jeanine
ISBN: 9780451239242

Type

Physical Book

Author

Jeanine Cummins

Publisher

Berkley Books

Year

2013

Language

English

Pages

400

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.6 x 13.7 x 2.5 cm

Weight

0.32 kg.

ISBN

0451239245

ISBN13

9780451239242

Synopsis "The Crooked Branch "

From the national bestselling author of American Dirt and A Rip in Heaven comes the deeply moving story of two mothers from two very different times. After the birth of her daughter Emma, the usually resilient Majella finds herself feeling isolated and exhausted. Then, at her childhood home in Queens, Majella discovers the diary of her maternal ancestor Ginny--and is shocked to read a story of murder in her family history. With the famine upon her, Ginny Doyle fled from Ireland to America, but not all of her family made it. What happened during those harrowing years, and why does Ginny call herself a killer? Is Majella genetically fated to be a bad mother, despite the fierce tenderness she feels for her baby? Determined to uncover the truth of her heritage and her own identity, Majella sets out to explore Ginny's past--and discovers surprising truths about her family and ultimately, herself.

Jeanine Cummins

(Author)

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Jeanine Cummins is the author of four books: a memoir, A Rip in Heaven, which became a bestseller in the United States, and two novels. American Dirt, her third novel, has become an international phenomenon and the rights have been sold to 24 countries. She lives in New York with her husband and two children.

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