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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Can I raise my hand to shout that I discovered this book before Oprah did? That someone could write like this, create such an original story, defies belief. I was stunned. Read it.  macktan894 | Nov 6, 2009 |  I loved this book! It is set on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, beginning in 1890 and spanning over fifty years into the 20th century. The setting and scenery are easily imagined, as MacDonald paints a detailed portrait of the Piper family and of the island. MacDonald is a beautiful writer and gives perfect descriptions of her characters. Though MacDonald deals with intense issues, she does it delicately and with sensitivity. I strongly and wholeheartedly recommend this book! (  ) brennreyn | Oct 31, 2009 | Ridiculous piling on of miseries. mulliner | Oct 17, 2009 | I absolutely love this book.. I stumbled across it in high school and loved it, and I have read it several times since and it still intrigues me. I enjoy the way the narrative is written; the first page you are instantly hooked by the simplicity of the narrator's observations. Detailed, but not to the point of boredom, this by far is my favorite book by Ms. McDonald. If you enjoy books that follow a family over a number of years,(i.e. sagas) you will definitely enjoy this book. ( ) ropes24 | Aug 9, 2009 | I can't deny that I read this book avidly and enjoyed it, but it's really just an oddly combined feast of sensationalism and sentimentality that left me feeling a little sick and bloated when I'd finished it. (  ) murunbuchstansangur | Jun 5, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Amazon.com Reviews (ISBN 0394281780, Paperback)A sprawling saga about five generations of a family from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Fall on Your Knees is the impressive first fiction from Canadian playwright and actor Ann-Marie MacDonald. This epic tale of family history, family secrets, and music centers on four sisters and their relationships with each other and with their father. Set in the coal-mining communities of Nova Scotia in the early part of this century, the story also shifts to the battlefields of World War I and the jazz scene of New York City in the 1920s.(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:57 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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