In 1924, Annie, dreaming of a new life, leaves her home in Ballydrynawn, West Kerry, and boards a ship bound for New York. With Irish maids in demand, she soon finds work with the wealthy Cavendish family in their opulent Fifth Avenue mansion. Only Annie knows the secrets she left behind though and when her friendship with an Italian waitress named Elena deepens into something more passionate and dangerous for them both, Annie's past rises up to haunt her. Will be she be forced to flee again?
Now, Emer arrives at her family's holiday home in Ballydrynawn. Burnt out and desperate for more, Emer has run away from her new life in LA. But even as the village begins to work its healing magic, the past refuses to stay silent.
As Annie and Emer's past and future begin to intertwine in the shadows of the village's magical Fairy Tree, long buried secrets will be revealed.
In 1924, Annie Thornton sets sail to New York. She has always dreamt of going to America but her mother's illness and her best friend's woes have stopped her in the past. Now it time for Annie and she begins work as a maid to the wealthy Cavendish family in their luxury Fifth Avenue apartment. Crowley really immerses her readers into time and place, and we become aware of the huge differences in the lives of the rich and that of the poor. When Annie meets Elena, her life will change dramatically.
In the present day, Emer is holed up in the holiday cottage that her family own. She's fled LA and her high powered job. It soon becomes clear that despite the many years between them, there's a link between Annie and Emer. The author develops her story so well, with tension and a little suspense. She introduces characters who are obnoxious, but perfectly created.
This is a fabulous historical novel filled to the brim with larger than life characters in a setting that is beautifully described. Highly recommended by me.
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