So Far Away, (Paperback)

from ahappybooker

The slow pace and effortless flow drew me into the story and unfolded the characters lives and personalities bit by bit while also entwining them all together. Overall enjoyable read, nothing outstanding one way or another but definitely a story you can relax with.

from Beamis12

When I first started reading this book I thought that though it was well written that nothing very much was happening, but this is one of those books that slowly but surely draws you in and keeps you there. The characters were wonderful, they became the people who live down the street from you, t...

from julie10reads

Bright 13-year-old Natalie Gallagher is struggling to survive. Her mother is nearly catatonic from a difficult divorce. Her mostly absent dad and his girlfriend are expecting a baby. Natalie's former best friend has joined forces with a sociopathic Popular Girl whose cyberbullying of Natalie esca...

from baystateRA

For Meg Mitchell Moore's second novel, So Far Away, she has created historical diary entries from an Irish immigrant maid's found notebook, as well as believable contemporary characters ranging in age from 57-year-old archivist Kathleen, to Kathleen's 30-something friend and coworker Neil, down t...

from lauriebrown54

The theme of ‘So Far Away', spelled out frequently, is that teenaged girls are in danger. Always. Whether the danger is girls their own age, predatory bosses, or heroin, the threat is there. The story has three main protagonists: Kathleen, a 50ish archivist who lost her own daughter many years ...