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Girl on the Leeside
Girl on the Leeside: A Novel | Kathleen Anne Kenney
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A young, aspiring poet in a quiet Irish village thinks her life of books suits her perfectly until a charismatic newcomer from America broadens her horizons. Siobhan Doyle grew up with her Uncle Kee at their family pub The Leeside, in rural Ireland. Kee has been staunchly overprotective of Siobhan ever since her mother's death in an IRA bombing, but now that she's an adult, it's clear that in protecting her Kee has unwittingly kept her in a state of arrested development. The pair are content to remain forever in their quiet haven, reading and discussing Irish poetry, but for both Siobhan and Kee fate intervenes. A visiting American literary scholar awakens Siobhan to the possibility of a fulfilling life away from The Leeside. And her relationship with Kee falters after the revelation that her father is still alive. In the face of these changes, Siobhan reaches a surprising decision about her future. Lyrical and heartfelt, Kathleen Anne Kenney's Girl on the Leeside deserves a place alongside contemporary literature's best-loved coming-of-age novels. From the Hardcover edition.
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ClaireFullerton
Girl on the Leeside: A Novel | Kathleen Anne Kenney
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Girl on the Leeside is deep in character study. Most of what happens concerns the human predicament, no matter where it's set but that it's set in Ireland makes it wonderful. The story is centered on twenty-seven-year-old Siobhan Doyle's path to emotional maturity, out of her rural comfort zone into all that it takes to overcome her self-imposed limitations to brave the risk of furthering her life.

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Penny_LiteraryHoarders
Girl on the Leeside: A Novel | Kathleen Anne Kenney
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Mehso-so

A nice story, but nothing great and gripping for me.

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Penny_LiteraryHoarders
Girl on the Leeside: A Novel | Kathleen Anne Kenney
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New book to start today. Received from #netgalley but also won the ARC from a Goodreads Giveaway.

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BethFishReads
Girl on the Leeside: A Novel | Kathleen Anne Kenney
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You know that audiobook that follows a total winner? Yeah. This is it. Bailed after 5 min. Will read this in print instead.

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BethFishReads
Girl on the Leeside: A Novel | Kathleen Anne Kenney
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Set in Ireland? ✔️ Bookish themes? ✔️ Family secrets? ✔️ Coming-of-age story? ✔️ I'm in! @DoubledayBooks

Zelma Yup, those check off for me too! 😆 8y
MaureenMc I'm in! 8y
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