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| Irish Lace: A Nuala Anne McGrail Novel (Nuala Anne McGrail Novels) | 
| Author: Andrew M. Greeley
Publisher: Tor Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 383088
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.2 x 1
ISBN: 0812550773
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780812550771
ASIN: 0812550773
Publication Date: October 15, 1997
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 Disappointed May 30, 2006
I have always enjoyed Andrew Greeley's books, but I was disappointed in this one. I have not read the first book in the series, and I probably won't. Usually Greeley tells a story well. In this one, he contorts the storyline by spewing far too much unrealistic and personally felt verbage about politics. I feel he lets his political views poison the storyline. I also agree that the two main characters are a little too perfect. It is hard to develop empathy for them.
 Father Greeley does it again May 4, 2005
What a wonderful story. I love all Andrew Greeley's Irish (Nuala Anne McGrail) books. She makes you proud to be a woman.
 Simple and non-memorable August 28, 2004
While this book was written in a simple and easy to read fashion, it was not memorable or particularly engaging. I never actually connected with any of the characters. Nuala was too perfect and Dermot was too stupid. I found the language idiosyncratic and the plot trite and boring. I never got into the book; I was always checking to see if I was close to the end. I would recommend this book to someone who does not like stories that are too complicated or clever.
 Lore... and good reading. September 2, 2001
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Well, IRISH LACE surprised me. I liked it quite a bit, in fact. I don't think I will dig up the others in the series, but this one worked really well.I have always enjoyed Nancy Drew mysteries - no, this wasn't exactly one, but a very similar formula: beautiful, talented girl, jocular fellow, layers of mystery... this threw in some erotica and mysticism...but otherwise - I mostly appreciated learning a little history at the same time. Greeley did a nice job of illuminating a little of the Civil War's ugly side - and telling a story at the same time. I even ran a few of the expressions by Pat - and he confirmed them - he also filled me in on some of the names of IRA folks... It was clever and fun.
Intriguing January 25, 2000
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I personally enjoyed this book very much.It used a fresh outlook on Irish folklore by setting it in modern America.The characters were deep enough to be real,but not so deep as to appear overly plotted.It also displayed a suprising amount of true "Irish humor",something, in my opinion rather diffucult to do. The author by using these approuches created a realistic,fasinating and perhaps most importantly a truly enjoyable book!
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