that dream feels more urgent than ever
the star-making role in a big-budget movie about the legendary woman whose story has inspired artists since ancient times
Armed with only a ticket and righteous indignation
" —School Library Journal (starred review)
the proud wife of an American soldier spots a gaggle of mixed-race children following a nun
A Beautiful Loan Cooking that dream feels more urgentMy name is Anna, and for some time now, I have been trying to account for certain events in my life my adult life, that is which, from this vantage point of forty five years, I often find baffling. . . . In 1985 Dublin, nineteen year old Anna Hughes is in thrall to Peter Gallagher, an older, worldly man. Introverted and naive, Anna is captivated by Peter's experience, his wide circle of friends and his thirst for adventure. Her obsessive longing for