Story Description:
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Morrow|June 25, 2013|Trade Paperback|ISBN: 978-0-06-2223728-6
The heartrending
and inspiring sequel to “Ellis Island”, Kate Kerrigan’s City of Hope is an uplifting story of a woman truly ahead of her
time.
When her beloved
husband suddenly dies, young Ellie Hogan decides to leave Ireland and return to
New York, where she worked in the 1920’s.
She hopes that the city will distract her from her anguish. But the Great Depression has rendered the
city unrecognizable. Gone are the magic
and ambiance that once captured Ellie’s imagination.
Plunging headfirst
into a new life, Ellie pours her passion and energy into running a refuge for the
homeless. Her calling provides the love,
support, and friendship she needs in order to overcome her grief – until, one
day, someone Ellie never thought she’d see again steps through her door. It seems that even the vast Atlantic Ocean
isn’t enough to keep the tragedies of the past from catching up with her.
My Review:
City of Hope is the second installment
of Ellie’s story. The first book was
titled: “Ellis Island.”
In City of Hope, Ellie’s husband, John,
suddenly dies. She decides she doesn’t
want to stay in Ireland and returns to New York where she started out a few
years ago when she came to live out the American dream in the 1920’s.
Ellie is having a
difficult time grieving and is unable to cry over John’s sudden passing. Looking for something to distract herself she
again decides to return to New York city, hoping beyond hope that living among
the hustle and bustle of a large city will quell her anguish.
Upon her arrival,
Ellie is disappointed to see that the Great Depression has taken its toll on
her beloved New York. She just doesn’t
feel the magic anymore.
Not knowing what
to do with herself she starts up a tenement house, a refuge for homeless
people. She has enough money and
purchases her first run-down house and hires some workers to help her fi it
up. Once repaired, Ellie begins finding
people to place in her home and one day meets up with someone she thought she’d
never, ever see again.
City of Hope has a little of everything
in it: love, hate, compassion, grief,
and even a murder! It was an enthralling
read and I would have read it in one sitting but had to break for an appointment. City of
Hope is simply a must read.
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