The Ninth Hour : A Novel (Hardcover)

from mongoosenamedt

 The Ninth Hour was a lovely book-delicate and lightly told but evocative and almost immersive. (Such skill) I didn't expect to enjoy time spent with nuns but this is a refreshing take on the somewhat traveled path of early 20th century Irish New York.

from cohenja

The book does a good job describing the life of Catholic nuns in Brooklyn at the early 20th century. Though the object of male authority, they nuns had their own successful service culture- in this case an order providing care to the poor. Several of the novel's characters live a life with their ...

from hazel1123

The writing is wonderful. The characters and the environment are real and engaging. However, I found the story dreary, in spite the fact that many of the events described were positive. I do wonder if it is my frame of mind rather than the story that caused me reaction. If you are a reader that a...

from thewanderingjew

The Ninth Hour: A Novel: Alice McDermott, author; Euan Morton, narrator Annie, a young Irish Catholic woman is widowed when her husband Jim commits suicide after calmly sending her out to do some shopping. His burial in the church plot that they own is in jeopardy. Sister St. Saviour, of the orde...

from Cariola

When a young husband takes his life by turning on the gas in his Brooklyn apartment, his pregnant wife is comforted by a small group of nuns from a local convent who dedicate their service to the sick and poor. Annie is given a job in the convent laundry, where her daughter Sally grows up. The nu...