{"product_id":"moiras-crossing-9780743410571","title":"Moira's Crossing","description":"An exquisitely wrought debut novel about sisterhood through three generations in Ireland and America \u003cbr\u003e It is 1921 in Ireland. When their mother dies in childbirth, Moira and Julia O'Leary are left to rear their infant sister, Ann, while their father, a sheep farmer, despairs. After Ann dies, Moira and Julia depart Cork for Boston, but the painful secret behind Ann's death haunts their new lives and presages the confusion that will come to trouble the next generation. \u003cbr\u003e Moira and Julia have always been strikingly different, but theirs is a mercilessly dependable relationship -- Moira's boldness is fortified by Julia's quiet inner purpose, and Julia lives vicariously through her sister's impulsive actions. \u003ci\u003eMoira's Crossing\u003c\/i\u003e charts their shared journey through marriage, children, and life on the coast of Maine. \u003cbr\u003e At once an examination of the troubled intimacy of sisterhood and an inquiry into the meaning of faith, \u003ci\u003eMoira's Crossing\u003c\/i\u003e is also a story of what we leave behind and who we become because of it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christine Shea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pocket Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.51h x 5.50w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743410571\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristina Shea\u003c\/b\u003e received her B.A. from Kenyon College and her M.F.A. from the University of Michigan. She lives with her husband and son in Boston. \u003ci\u003eMoira's Crossing\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pocket Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40130276393075,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_9daa9da6-3dd2-44b6-a9ca-0670f3e340c7.jpg?v=1654089669","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/moiras-crossing-9780743410571","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}