Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780812550771
ISBN number: 0812550773
Label: Tor Books
Manufacturer: Tor Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 352
Printing Date: October 15, 1997
Publishing house: Tor Books
Sale Popularity Level: 55544
Studio: Tor Books
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The beautiful and fey--as they say in the Old Country--Nuala Anne McGrail uses her psychic abilities to help solve mysteries. But even she will admit with a smile that she couldn't do it without Dermot Michael Coyne, her devoted admirer and self-proclaimed 'spear carrier.'
Now both living in Chicago, their unique courtship is once again interrupted by one of Nuala's 'spells.' On a quiet street on the South Shore, she is overwhelmed by the screaming of thousands of dying men--Confederate soldiers held as prisoners of war.
Soon the pair are caught up in a Civil War controversy, and an all-too-present-day mystery involving a sophisticated gang of art thieves, corrupt politicians, and international terrorists. But Dermot is cheerfully resigned, for as he well knows, life with Nuala will never be simple. After all, she's like Irish lace--'thin and delicate and pretty, and just a little bit complicated.'
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I have always enjoyed Andrew Greeley's books, but I was disappointed in this one. I have not read the very first book in the series, and I probably won't. Usually Greeley tells a story well. In this one, he contorts the storyline by spewing far too much unrealistic and personally felt verbage about politics. I feel he lets his political views poison the storyline. I also agree that the two main characters are a little too perfect. It is hard to develop empathy for them.
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What a wonderful story. I love all Andrew Greeley's Irish (Nuala Anne McGrail) books. She makes you proud to be a woman.
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While this book was written in a simple and easy to read fashion, it was not memorable or particularly engaging. I never actually connected with any of the characters. Nuala was too perfect and Dermot was too stupid. I found the language idiosyncratic and the plot trite and boring. I never got into the book; I was always checking to see if I was close to the end. I would recommend this book to someone who does not like stories that are too complicated or clever.
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Well, IRISH LACE surprised me. I liked it quite a bit, in fact. I don't think I will dig up the others in the series, but this one worked really well.
I have always enjoyed Nancy Drew mysteries - no, this wasn't exactly one, but a very similar formula: beautiful, talented girl, jocular fellow, layers of mystery... this threw in some erotica and mysticism...but otherwise -
I mostly appreciated learning a little history at the same time. Greeley did a nice job of illuminating a little of the Civil War's ugly side - and telling a story at the same time.
I even ran a few of the expressions by Pat - and he confirmed them - he also filled me in on some of the names of IRA folks...
It was clever and fun.
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I personally enjoyed this book very much.It used a fresh outlook on Irish folklore by setting it in modern America.The characters were deep enough to be real,but not so deep as to appear overly plotted.It also displayed a suprising amount of true "Irish humor",something, in my opinion rather diffucult to do. The author by using these approuches created a realistic,fasinating and perhaps most importantly a truly enjoyable book!
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