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Title: The Blessings

Author: Elise Juska

Narrator: Therese Plummer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-06-14

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 22 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

When John Blessing dies and leaves behind two small children, the loss reverberates across his extended family for years to come. His young widow, Lauren, finds solace in her large clan of in-laws, while his brother's wife Kate pursues motherhood even at the expense of her marriage. John's teenage nephew Stephen finds himself involved in an act of petty theft that takes a surprising turn, and nephew Alex, a gifted student, travels to Spain and considers the world beyond his family's Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood. Through departures and arrivals, weddings and reunions, The Blessings reveals the interior worlds of the members of a close-knit Irish-Catholic family and the rituals that unite them.

Critic Reviews:

"Elise Juska is so good at describing people, places, and moments that you not only picture them, you feel them." (Curtis Sittenfeld)

Members Reviews:

Lovely Family Saga

Any additional comments?

A moving story about the highs and lows of a close-knit Irish family in Philadelphia over the course of many years. Well written and read.