- Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Pocket (Dec 1 1996)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0671502190
- ISBN-13: 978-0671502195
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.2 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 204 g
- Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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Judith O'Brien says the idea for this story came while "researching" in Irish pubs. If so, she must have had her pubmates in stitches. Judith's fresh writing style and charming, wonderful characters will keep you chuckling right to the last page. The oh-so-American, Maura Finnegan can't believe her good luck when she inherits a classic Irish townhouse and furniture shop, but when she visits her property, she discovers it is derelict and comes with a ghost, a bumbling solicitor, and an arrogant Irishman with ulterior motives.
Book Description
Imaginative and wonderfully gifted, Judith O'Brien has delighted readers and reviewers alike with her time-travel novels. "Romance of any genre doesn't come any better," says Publisher's Weekly. Now she journeys across the sea to Ireland, where a young, thoroughly American woman has inherited an eighteenth-century townhouse, and an unforeseen destiny.
Maura Finnegan is utterly taken with the quaint, romantic nature of her new home on Merrion Square ... as well as the dashing, elegant ghost who lives there. Lingering to solve the mystery surrounding his death, the apparition appeals to Maura for help in his desperate quest, and unknowingly leads her to Donal Byrne -- the extraordinarily handsome man who holds the long-buried secret. Maura's about to discover the compelling history behind her own Irish roots...and a love that transcends the barriers of time.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty good, but if plot holes annoy you , look elsewhere,
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This review is from: Maiden Voyage (Mass Market Paperback)
I enjoyed O' Brien's tale of an Irish American woman who inherits an 18th century townhouse and the ghost that inhabits it. I actually shed a few tears at the end, and the humor was refreshing and well- written. The idea of reincarnation and the ability of two souls finally reuniting was sweet. The idea of the Fitz( the ghost) and Kitty( his fiance/ wife) enjoying their brief time together was poignant and hopeful.The problems with this novel , I think, are it's very slooooow start, and the fact that its plot is riddled with holes. The end is unsatisfactory, because I don't feel like the main character and the ghost have enough time together, nor do they get to say goodbye to one another. The modern villian, Roger, had motivations that weren't fully explained. The dark force that was also in the house was never explained or satisfactorily exorcised. Anyway, if you like time travel romance, this one was certainly different than most, as far as how the time seperating the lovers is bridged. It has a unique and imaginative, if poorly developed plot, great humor, and some endearing characters. At the end you may feel like youv'e been left hanging. Anyway, the book was good enough to make me want to look at some of O' Brien's other work.
4.0 out of 5 stars
As the author....well....,
By Judith O'Brien (Brooklyn, New York United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Maiden Voyage (Mass Market Paperback)
Some of these reviews really bother me, especially the one accusing me of never having been to Ireland (which is where I spent many summers as a child, many more vists as an adult). As for the characters being "stock," each was based on a very real person. In all honesty, I should have a thick skin by now, and I certainly respect opinions of all sorts, but how could one possibly think I wrote such a detailed description of Dublin without having ever been there? And as for ghosts in Ireland, especially in certain Dublin houses....well. There are indeed those of us who know for a fact that my tale was not entirely fiction!
1.0 out of 5 stars
Abysmal. A profound disappointment.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Maiden Voyage (Mass Market Paperback)
"Maiden Voyage" ended up on my recommedation list from amazon after I purchased Diana Gabaldon's latest novel "Drums of Autumn" . I love historical fiction and intelligently written romance, especially when it involves Ireland, Scotland or England, so I thought I'd give "Maiden Voyage" a try. I opened the novel expecting something similar to Diana Gabaldon's writing; thoroughly researched and eloquently written historical fiction with a healthy dose of romance for good measure. "Maiden Voyage" was a grievous disappointment. Filled with shallow unbelievable characters, a typical rote romance plot, and cloying stereotypes displaying a terrible ignorance of Irish history and culture, I found the book truly painful to wade through. Ms. O'Brien ought to visit Ireland and interact with some Irish citizens before attempting any more novels set there. If you want an excellent work or romance/ historical fiction, try Diana Gabaldon. Her characters are believable and intelligent, and her history is thoroughly researched.
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