Songs in Ordinary Time by Mary Mcgarry Morris

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Songs in Ordinary Time by Mary Mcgarry Morris

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Songs in Ordinary Time by Mary Mcgarry Morris

Songs in Ordinary Time is set in the summer of 1960 - the last of quiet times and America's innocence. It centers on Marie Fermoyle, a strong but vulnerable woman whose loneliness and ambition for her children make her easy prey for the dangerous con man Omar Duvall. Marie's children are Alice, seventeen - involved with a troubled young priest; Norm, sixteen - hotheaded and idealistic; and Benjy, twelve - isolated and misunderstood, and so desperate for his mother's happiness that he hides the deadly truth only he knows about Duvall. Among a fascinating cast of characters we meet the children's alcoholic father, Sam Fermoyle, now living with his senile mother and embittered sister; Sam's meek brother-in-law, who makes anonymous love calls from the bathroom of his ailing appliance store; and the Klubock family, who - in complete contrast to the Fermoyles - live an orderly life in the perfect house next door. An Oprah Winfrey Book Club pick.

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SKU Unavailable
ISBN 13 9780140244823
ISBN 10 0140244824
Title Songs in Ordinary Time
Author Mary Mcgarry Morris
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published 1996-08-01
Number of pages 752
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.