I also found the traditions of the people quite interesting. I loved ‘visiting ‘ Ireland and especially this village as Deibel spins her tale. As she struggles to fit in and love her new home, she must lean into God like never before. But there are whispers behind her back, some thinly veiled threats and Moira has no idea what they mean. She is enamored of Ireland’s beauty and excited to blend in. Moira Doherty makes the journey to Donegal to take up a teacher position after her mother dies at their Boston home.
My Rating: 4 Stars!Ī lovely debut novel that carries the reader to Ireland in 1920. After nearly a decade of living in Ireland and Austria, she now lives in Arizona. With firsthand immersive experience abroad, Jennifer writes stories that help redefine home through the lens of culture, history, and family. Her work has appeared on (in)courage, on The Better Mom, in Missions Mosaic Magazine, and others. Jennifer Deibel is a middle school teacher and freelance writer. Historical romance fans will embrace her with open arms.
Jennifer Deibel’s debut novel delights the senses, bringing to life the sights, sounds, smells, and language of a lush country and a colorful people. Moira must rely on the kindness of a handful of friends–and the strength of Sean, an unsettlingly handsome thatcher who keeps popping up unannounced–as she seeks to navigate a life she’d never dreamed of. Rumors about Moira’s mother are unspoken in her presence but threaten to derail everything she’s journeyed to Ballymann to do. Though a few locals offer a warm welcome, others are distanced by superstition and suspicion. When her mother dies unexpectedly in the summer of 1920, Moira decides to fulfill her mother’s wish that she become the teacher in Ballymann, her home village in Donegal, Ireland.Īfter an arduous voyage, Moira arrives to a new home and a new job in an ancient country. All of her life, Irish-American Moira Doherty has relished her mother’s descriptions of Ireland.
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