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by Susan McGuirk
Three hearts. Countless letters. One impossible choice.
Through letters exchanged across oceans and Manhattan streets, Irish immigrant Catherine McGuirk navigates love, ambition, and heartbreak. Torn between her seafaring husband, the suitor she once refused, and her own dreams, Catherine's fate unfolds in an intimate, epistolary saga of passion, resilience, and 19th-century life.
"Fans of historical novels will find much to like in McGuirk's debut. An ambitious work of historical fiction." —Kirkus Review
"In Susan McGuirk's epistolary novel Dear Missing Friend, letters go where the heart is meant to travel, enabling a kind of freedom that feels unattainable in daily life." —Foreword Reviews
"McGuirk creates a powerful foundation for a story that embraces many elements, from history to mystery, using Catherine's strengths and character to bring this era to life. Recommendable to book clubs." —Midwest Book Review
"It resonates with works like The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan and The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri in its examination of cultural identity and resilience. Urgent and timeless, the novel offers an unflinching look at the cost of forging a new life in a foreign land and a tribute to the women who defied societal constraints. Simply Un-put-downable." —The Prairies Book Review
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Susan McGuirk posts about historical fiction heroines on her free newsletter on Substack, and on her website susanmcguirk dot com. Susan worked at Anthology Film Archives, a historical film museum, where she received its Film Preservation Award and serves on the Board of Advisors. She honed her writing skills at HBO programming, composing hundreds of in-house film reviews. After running a media mentoring program at City College of New York, Susan accepted their Presidents Award. She earned a BA and MA in Media Studies from the New School and lives with her husband in New York City.
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