Past and present that affects and has affected events. This is a story of family dynamics: the anger, the memories, and the envy. She’s very consistent in her choice of words and sentence structure. I’m very impressed with French’s handle on dialect. We had no one else to learn from - none of our parents were shining examples of relationship success - so we learned this from each other: when someone you love needs you to, you can get a hold of your five-alarm temper, get a hold of the shapeless things that scare you senseless, act like an adult instead of the Cro-Magnon teenager you are, you can do a million things you never saw coming.” “Secretly, I still get proud of the way Rosie and I loved each other. I’d’a ripped his throat out for being such a condescending jerk.

I do love listening to him play Scorcher. Even when it comes to the negative, when he’s manipulating people into behaving and reacting the way he wants them to. Mackey is a realistic man, open to understanding the truths of himself, his job, and the people around him. Notice I’m not saying that he necessarily appreciates it…*grin*… Mackey is not a weak-kneed poofter led by women he’s simply strong enough in himself to respect strength in others whether they’re male or female. It’s an unpalatable truth he learns from his strong ex-wife as well. I love too listening in on his appreciation for a strong woman - I love that he prefers strength and appreciates Rose taking the lead. Unafraid to accept her anger when it will make her a better person. His concerns for his daughter, wanting to raise her without the mistakes of his parents, wanting her to understand the reality of the world and yet presenting his truths to her in a way that will be understandable to her. If Faithful Place is typical of French’s writing, well, I gots me some readin’ to do! This was just brilliant. In 2010, it was nominated for Goodreads Choice. This installment finds Frank Mackey forced back into his family’s loving arms.įaithful Place was nominated in 2011 for the Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel, the Anthony Award for Best Novel, and the Edgar Award for Best Novel. Third in the Dublin Murder Squad mystery series. Other books by this author which I have reviewed include In the Woods Suspense in Hardcover edition that was published by Viking Adult on Jand has 400 pages. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

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