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Whale harbor a novel

"1960s, Ireland. In the wake of tragedy, a father makes choices for his eleven grieving sons. The older brothers will emigrate to England for work, while the younger ones will stay behind. The second eldest, Macdara, is offered a job on a Montana cattle ranch and sets off. His spirited younger broth...

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Main Author: Keane, Mary Beth (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Scribner, 2026.
Edition:First Scribner hardcover edition.
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Missing persons > Fiction.
Brothers > Fiction.
Emigration and immigration > Fiction.
Ireland > Fiction.
Coming-of-age fiction.
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Summary:"1960s, Ireland. In the wake of tragedy, a father makes choices for his eleven grieving sons. The older brothers will emigrate to England for work, while the younger ones will stay behind. The second eldest, Macdara, is offered a job on a Montana cattle ranch and sets off. His spirited younger brother Rian begs to come along and Mac promises to bring Rian to America as soon as he's old enough. But thenone day Mac gets a call that Rian has gone missing. His disappearance will haunt Mac and his family across decades."--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:340 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:9781668224632
1668224631
Author Notes:Mary Beth Keane is the author of five novels, including the New York Times bestseller Ask Again, Yes . She was awarded a John Simon 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 lives in New York with her husband and two sons.

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