Title:
Margaret Ferry
Author: Mary FlynnPublisher: Barlemarry Press
ISBN-10: 069293720X
ISBN-13: 978-0692937204
ASIN: B07D1F2HBP
Price:
$14.68 paperback, $2.99 Kindle
Page Count: 290 pages
Formats (PB, Kindle)
Carolyn Wilhelm
About the Author
Mary Flynn is a gold-medal author of fiction, a poet, an international conference speaker for Disney (retired), and a former full-time writer for Hallmark Cards. Her stories are an eclectic and imaginative mix of humor, pathos, and irony that explore the human experience, often with a surprising twist. She loves meeting readers, other writers, and, of course, people from her beloved native Brooklyn.
Mary's powerful debut novel, "Margaret Ferry," which takes place in 1950s Brooklyn, is enjoying five-star reviews on Amazon and won the gold medal in fiction in the Florida Authors and Publishers Association's 2018 President's Award. Her observational humor has appeared in the Sunday New York Times, Newsday, and other publications.
Mary's powerful debut novel, "Margaret Ferry," which takes place in 1950s Brooklyn, is enjoying five-star reviews on Amazon and won the gold medal in fiction in the Florida Authors and Publishers Association's 2018 President's Award. Her observational humor has appeared in the Sunday New York Times, Newsday, and other publications.
About the Book
This is a charming as well as a heartfelt novel. Margaret Ferry is an eleven-year-old in Brooklyn in the 1950s. However, most of the characters are adults and this is not a children's book. I thought this would be interesting because I have had a near-death experience myself. Somehow now I'm more drawn to stories such as this one. Margaret has enhanced intuition after her accident. Through the events, she quietly solves several relationship issues in the lives of the people around her, some quite serious. When she asks for a few more minutes, the reader knows another possible solution is next. Reading this will inspire people to be more positive, intuitive, and careful in their communications.
Margaret attends a Catholic school which some readers will find pleasing. If you are not Catholic (I am not) it is still an engaging read. As each problem is untangled, the story becomes more compelling. I did not want to put the book down as it is a happy story overall.
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