Another Kind of Life.ANOTHER KIND OF LIFE. Catherine Dunne Catherine Dunne (born 1954) is an Irish author. She was born in Dublin and studied English and Spanish at Trinity College, Dublin, before becoming a teacher.[1] Dunne is the author of the novels In the Beginning (Jonathan Cape, 1997), . 2003. Read by Dearbhla Molloy. 10 tapes. 11.5 hrs. BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. Audiobooks America. 0-7540-8397-7 $84.95. Vinyl; plot, author, reader notes. SA Set in Ireland, especially in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland: see Ireland, Northern. Northern Ireland Part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland occupying the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland. Area: 5,461 sq mi (14,144 sq km). Population (2001): 1,685,267. , during political tensions and unrest from 1886 to 1906, this novel follows the fortunes and misfortunes of two sets of sisters from different backgrounds. As young teens, sisters Mary and Cecilia have to work in horrible conditions at a linen mill in Belfast, barely supporting a hand to mouth existence. In contrast, sisters Hannah, May and Eleanor live their childhood in Dublin in middle-class comfort until misfortune befalls the family. and the paths of the families cross. Molloy's reading is excellent. She has only a slight British accent, but creates a strong Irish brogue for the working-class characters in the novel. She doesn't create a different voice for all the many characters as the story is narrated from the viewpoint of the different sisters and these serve as chapter divisions. She shares the dreams and determination of the sisters who imagine another kind of life for themselves, hoping to leave behind the predetermined pre·de·ter·mine v. pre·de·ter·mined, pre·de·ter·min·ing, pre·de·ter·mines v.tr. 1. To determine, decide, or establish in advance: future that tradition and custom has dictated for each of them. Carol Kellerman, Santa Fe Santa Fe, city, Argentina Santa Fe, city (1991 pop. 341,000), capital of Santa Fe prov., NE Argentina, a river port near the Paraná, with which it is connected by canal. , NM |
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