I picked up this book on a whim, as I checked out two other books. Historical Fiction suits my taste for “true” stories.

The story is neatly put together as each character’s back story heads up the chapter in which they make their debut. Besides being set in an era of hardship for the Irish, it is peppered with warmth and love as each character brings the best side of their personal baggage to the boarding house. As I turned the pages, anxious to see who the abandoned heroine would take under her wing next, I was never disappointed. There were twists and turns throughout which held my rapt attention.

I’ll be looking for more of Sandy Taylor’s work as I enjoyed both the genre and her style of composition.