Lady of Galway Manor | Review

The Lady of Galway Manor Published by Flemming H. Revell Company by Jennifer Deibel
on February 1, 2022
Genres: Christian, European Literature, Irish Literature, Romance, Cultural, Historical, Regency
Pages: 336
Source: Publisher
Format: ARC, Paperback
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Also by this author: A Dance in Donegal
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ISBN: 080073842X
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In 1920, Annabeth De Lacy's father is appointed landlord of Galway Parish in Ireland. Bored without all the trappings of the British Court, Annabeth convinces her father to arrange an apprenticeship for her with the Jennings family--descendants of the creator of the famed Claddagh Ring.
Stephen Jennings longs to do anything other than run his family's jewelry shop. Having had his heart broken, he no longer believes in love and is weary of peddling the ÒliesÓ the Claddagh Ring promises.
Meanwhile, as the war for Irish independence gains strength, many locals resent the De Lacys and decide to take things into their own hands to display their displeasure. As events take a dangerous turn for Annabeth and her family, she and Stephen begin to see that perhaps the "other side" isn't quite as barbaric and uncultured as they'd been led to believe--and that the bonds of friendship, love, and loyalty are only made stronger when put through the refiner's fire.
Travel to the Emerald Isle for another poignant and romantic story from the enchanted pen of Jennifer Deibel.

With the beautiful setting of Galway in the early 1920s, The Lady of Galway Manor was a lovely captivating read!

Lady Annabeth De Lacy arrives in Galway, Ireland with her father, mother, and younger sister, as her father has become landlord of Galway Parish–much to the chagrin of the Irish who live there.

Set during the war for Irish independence, there are clashing loyalties and goals in this story–as each character has to learn a little more about the other.

Anna, comes to Ireland with a youthful aspiration of the often stifled ladies of her day–wanting no more than to learn, explore, and grow. So she talks her way into becoming an apprentice under the Jennings family–makers of the famous Claddagh ring.

Stephen Jennings, who is more and more disillusioned and bitter towards the English, isn’t all too keen on Anna’s presence. Though, slowly, he sees her for who she really is and has a hand in teaching her that what she’s previously been told of the Irish, isn’t at all true.

This was a lovely romance; clean, sweet, and oh-so-satisfying in the end. Deibel’s tales in Ireland are all quickly becoming an addiction for me!

 

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