{"product_id":"the-walking-people-mary-beth-keane","title":"The Walking People (Mary Beth Keane)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE POWERFUL AND MOVING NOVEL OF NEW BEGINNINGS AND OLD FAMILY SECRETS FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE\u003ci\u003e NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER \u003ci\u003eASK AGAIN, YES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A fearless writer'\u003c\/b\u003e LISA TADDEO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An epic story about immigration, identity and family' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Atmospheric, moving and brilliantly well-written'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Daily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Engrossing . . . the kind of novel you simply don't want to end' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ebeautifully crafted novel about love, loyalty, culture, family and identity'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Irish Sunday Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e______\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1960s Rural Ireland. Greta Cahill must abandon her quiet village to follow her fearless sister Johanna onto a ship bound for New York . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's here that she steps out of her sister's shadow and into a life of her own, rich with love, work and family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the years pass Greta longs to revisit the past - to see her mother, to show her what she has made of herself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut she must protect a family secret, decades old.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo when her children conspire to unite the worlds she's kept so carefully apart, Greta fears she could lose it all . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA profoundly moving, compassionate story of self-discovery, \u003ci\u003eThe Walking People\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful and compelling story about our connection to the past.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e______\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A novel of great compassion and understanding . . . rich with story' \u003c\/b\u003eJOHN BOYNE on \u003ci\u003eAsk Again, Yes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Keane's previous novel \u003ci\u003eAsk Again, Yes\u003c\/i\u003e, was on my best Books of 2019, and this is just as good. Its slow, melodic pace proves we don't always need fast action and twists' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrima, \u003c\/i\u003e'Best Books of March'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The characters are so well drawn and out of the ordinary that I was quickly drawn into their story and didn't want it to end'\u003c\/b\u003e 5***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The story becomes so engrossing it grows on you with its real and engaging characters ... a very moving and original love story'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eIrish Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A gorgeous nostalgic family drama with real characters. 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She was awarded a John S. Guggenheim fellowship for fiction writing, and has received citations from the National Book Foundation, PEN America, and the Hemingway Society. Born in the Bronx to parents from the west of Ireland, she currently lives in New York, with her husband and their two sons. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Walking People\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFever\u003c\/i\u003e, and most recently, \u003ci\u003eAsk Again, Yes, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich spent eight weeks on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list. 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