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by Mary Beth Keane
From New York Times bestselling author of the "magnificent" (Fresh Air), "propulsive" (People), and "profound" (Vogue) Ask Again, Yes, a sweeping multi-generational saga inspired by the author's own family history, following eleven brothers torn apart and set on different paths between Ireland, England, Montana, and New York.
1960s, Ireland. In the wake of tragedy, a father makes choices for his eleven grieving sons. The older brothers will emigrate to England for work, while the younger ones will stay behind. The second eldest, Macdara, is offered a job on a Montana cattle ranch and sets off. His spirited younger brother Rian begs Mac to take him along and Mac promises to bring Rian to America as soon as he's old enough. But then one day Mac gets a call that Rian has disappeared. It's a call that will haunt Mac and his family across decades.
Spanning lifetimes and continents, Whale Harbor is an expansive and unforgettable novel written with award-winning author Mary Beth Keane's signature wit, eloquence, and attention to the emotional resonance of family.
"Whale Harbor is a very special book, the kind that comes along rarely. It is epic in scope yet, at the same time, so intimate and immersive I could scarcely catch my breath as I read. A meditation on what it means to be a family with all the secret heartaches and disappointments, the losses, and above all, the love that binds them together. Truly magnificent." —Clare Leslie Hall, author of Broken Country
"Whale Harbor is a sweeping family saga which gets to the heart of the Irish immigrant experience, from Connemara to Montana to New York. Epic in scope and rich in detail, Whale Harbor understands the complex nature of family bonds, and the way that certain places never relinquish their hold on our imaginations." —Roisín O'Donnell, author of Nesting
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Mary Beth Keane is the author of five novels, including the New York Times bestseller Ask Again, Yes. She was awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship for fiction writing and has received citations from the National Book Foundation, PEN America, and the Hemingway Society. Born in the Bronx to parents from the west of Ireland, she lives in New York with her husband and two sons.
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