The Stolen Child Lib/E (CD-Audio)

from written

I really tried to like this book. The writing is fine but I just couldn't like the characters. I really didn't care about any of them. I loved the description of the book, a remote island settlement, it's people needing to be strong and resourceful in order to live in such harsh conditions. Siste...

from chive

This book tells the story of what happens when an American arrives on an isolated Irish island in the 1950s. She wants to have a child and there is a spring on the island which is holy water. She befriends a woman on the island who is a social outcast and they begin an affair. Friendship, death a...

from Gingersnap000

The Stolen Child, A Novel is a dark tale which attempts to take on many of the world's problems. The tale is a fantasy set on an island off the shore of Ireland named for St. Brigid. All the inhabitants are isolated and uneducated which makes this tale similar to the tale of a small village North...

from AquariusNat

This is an interesting , but slow moving story . It's historical fiction with Irish folklore mixed into it . One of the main characters is miserable/mean to almost everyone around her except her young son , which makes it hard to sympathize with her . But the other characters help the reader stay...

from kgriffith

This book is exquisite. Beautifully written, excellent character development, and you really feel like part of the island as you read. The touch of magical realism is just enough to lend an air of mystery, and there are so many quotes that I just stopped and read again, setting the book down to t...