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VALENTINO MCKELVIE IBD

MAURICE SWEENEY
12 / 2018
9781999352905
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Sinopsis

The village of Sperrin in Ireland during the Second World War sees the lives of six people become inextricably intertwined, with far-reaching consequences for each of them:á&mdash, Valentino McKelvie, whose loss of sight does not hinder his perpetual search for sexual liaisons.&mdash, Emma Johnston, a young English woman exiled to Sperrin because of a family scandal.&mdash, Sir Kenneth Montgomery, the local magnate and owner of the town&rsquo,s linen mill, now given over to making parachutes for the war.&mdash, Eleanor Montgomery, Sir Kenneth&rsquo,s wife, who leads a lonely life in the big house at Mill Brae, grieving over her inability to have children.&mdash, Kryzsztof Walenski, a young Polish man sent by his father to Ireland to avoid the war.&mdash, Kate Reilly, Sir Kenneth&rsquo,s secretary.In telling this fascinating story of passion and deception, Michael O&rsquo,Kane demonstrates a remarkable talent for bringing his characters to life as well as an ability to create an evocative picture of time and place.

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