Mary and OโNeil frequently marveled at how, of all the lives they might have led, they had somehow found this one together. When they met at the Philadelphia high school where theyโd come to teach, each had suffered a profound loss that had not healed. How likely was it that they could learn to trus
Mary and O'Neil
โ Scribed by Cronin, Justin
- Book ID
- 108380769
- Publisher
- Dial Press Trade Paperback
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 146 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 044033506X
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โฆ Synopsis
Mary and OโNeil frequently marveled at how, of all the lives they might have led, they had somehow found this one together. When they met at the Philadelphia high school where theyโd come to teach, each had suffered a profound loss that had not healed. How likely was it that they could learn to trust, much less love, again?
Justin Croninโs poignant debut traces the lives of Mary Olson and OโNeil Burke, two vulnerable young teachers who rediscover in each other a world alive with promise and hope. From the formative experiences of their early adulthood to marriage, parenthood, and beyond, this novel in stories illuminates the moments of grace that enable Mary and OโNeil to make peace with the deep emotional legacies that haunt them: the sudden, mysterious death of OโNeilโs parents, Maryโs long-ago decision to end a pregnancy, OโNeilโs sisterโs battle with illness and a troubled marriage. Alive with magical nuance and unexpected encounters, Mary and OโNeil celebrates the uncommon in common lives, and the redemptive power of love.
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