I’m back with another book review and one that I have literally just finished reading.
Set in Ireland in 1920, “another man’s child” starts off telling the tale of what life was like for a farmers daughter growing up at that time. The character Celia is so sweet and innocent that I instantly felt like I wanted to both be her friend and protect her. She soon finds a bit of happiness that due to her fathers stubbornness, she is about to loose forever. Encouraged by her sister Nora, she has a decision to make about whether to loose the man she loved or leave the country that had always been home.
The story then takes a unexpected twist and Celia and her love Andy are soon separated. It is a separation that due to misunderstandings and male pride, take longer than necessary to rectify. Through sadness, becomes happiness but only after a few truths have been told and in the end, things work out just fine.
I would love to see a sequel to this story because it feels like it isnt quite finished and that there is another chapter to the story. I’d love to know what happens next to the two sisters and have felt so connected with them, that I feel like I’m alongside them every step of the way. For me, that is something that I have always found Anne Bennett has a gift for, drawing the reader into the story.
It is not until the end of the book that I realised that the story was based on a true one and that Anne had basically just given the story a much different ending. To think that people had actually gone through this makes me appreciate even more the morale of the story and that is that you should choose your own happiness and love, for nobody can choose that for you.
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This is amazing story, I like these type of stories and it seems that I’m going to add it to my list of reading.
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I’d highly recommend it because it’s a great story 😀
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This is an interesting novel to read. The main character sounds like a very lovely person. Reading your review also makes wanna be both- be her and the person who protects her. Tq for sharing your review.
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It was such a great book to read, I definitely recommend checking it out
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This kinda reminds me of a lifetime movie! I would definitely read this!
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It’s such a great read, I’d definitely recommend it 😀
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What a great moral to the story – thanks for sharing your review of this book with us!
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Thank you for sharing the book review. My wife loves historical romance. I will definitely tell her about Another Man’s Child
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Thanks for the review. This is going on someones xmas list 🙂
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This sounds like a great story, I think my mum would love this, going to add it to her Christmas list.
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Thank you for sharing this!
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This sounds like a good read. I am always looking for recommendations x
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This sounds like an interesting read, especially if the ending is such that you’re now hoping for a sequel! And the fact that it’s based on a true story makes it even more intriguing. Might have to add this to my TBR wishlist now 🙂 Lisa x
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This sounds like a great read, especially since it’s based on a true story!
Thanks for sharing this book review, will check it out
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That’s a really interesting premise. The cover art is really inviting too. I’ll have to check it out.
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Looks a good book i shall have to give it a go! Thank you for sharing it.
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Added to my to-read list!
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What an interesting premise. Books that are based on a true story are always interesting.
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