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Songs in Ordinary Time
Songs in Ordinary Time | Mary McGarry Morris
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It's the summer of 1960 in Atkinson, Vermont. Maria Fermoyle is a strong but vulnerable divorced woman whose loneliness and ambition for her children make her easy prey for dangerous con man Omar Duvall. Marie's children are Alice, seventeeninvolved with a young priest; Norm, sixteenhotheaded and idealistic; and Benny, twelveisolated and misunderstood, and so desperate for his mother's happiness that he hides the deadly truth he knows about Duvall. We also meet Sam Fermoyle, the children's alcoholic father; Sam's brother-in-law, who makes anonymous "love" calls from the bathroom of his failing appliance store; and the Klubock family, whoin contrast to the Fermoyleslive an orderly life in the house next door. Songs in Ordinary Time is a masterful epic of the everyday, illuminating the kaleidoscope of lives that tell the compelling story of this unforgettably family.
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Octoberwoman
Octoberwoman
Songs in Ordinary Time | Mary McGarry Morris
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I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it (some I‘ve had so long I don‘t even remember why!). Feel free to join in!

#ABookADay2024

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Mdonald
Mdonald
Songs in Ordinary Time | Mary McGarry Morris
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I normally try to avoid books longer than 400 pages, but this one had been sitting on my #TBR shelf for years and it was time. I actually really enjoyed it! #LitsyAtoZ #S✔️

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BookaholicNatty
BookaholicNatty
Songs in Ordinary Time | Mary McGarry Morris
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Another book from my TBR that I have been wanting to get to. I didn‘t realize it was an Oprah Book Club Selection. Anyone like this novel?

JacqMac 🙋‍♀️ I read it a long time ago. It‘s still on my shelf. So I liked it. Lol 7y
Wife Read it years ago and I remember that I really liked it. Can‘t remember anything about it though. I loaned my copy and never got it back. Learned my lesson and don‘t lend “keeper” books anymore. 🌹 7y
jillannjohn I read it back when it was Oprah‘s pick too. I don‘t remember the details but I remember liking it. 7y
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Vertabrain Read it a hundred years ago and I liked it, but remember cringing through many of the scenes. Duvall is a truly sinister villain. I love coming of age stories, so Benji‘s character was my favorite. I was much younger then, so I wonder if I would have a different impression now? Hmm.. 7y
staci.reads I read it years ago and didn't like it. It has been so long, I couldn't even tell you why. I just remember being seriously disappointed, and since it was my first Oprah book club experience, I was leery of her picks after that. 7y
Kaye I read it long ago and really liked it. Quirky characters and story. It‘s written strangely, so it takes some getting used to in the beginning. You‘re dropped into this town and each set of characters tell a little piece of what‘s going on in each of their lives, then it all starts to come together, but it‘s a bit confusing at first. Well worth the read. 7y
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TheLudicReader
TheLudicReader
Songs in Ordinary Time | Mary McGarry Morris
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This morning's book cull from my massive tbr shelf starting from the bottom:
From Bazaar of Bad Dreams - Writing Naked, these titles are heading to my classroom library.
From Never Knowing - Point of Retreat, these titles have lost their allure.
From Carry the One - The Hand That First Held Mine, these titles were started and abandoned.
The Freedom Writers Diary, I have multiple copies.
Songs in Ordinary Time has been on my shelf since 1995 😱

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