The American Girl: The Number One bestselling Irish historical fiction novel of heartbreaking secrets in a home for unwed mothers

Name: The American Girl: The Number One bestselling Irish historical fiction novel of heartbreaking secrets in a home for unwed mothers
Price: 2.99 USD
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Rating: 4.2 (8953 reviews)
Author: Rachael English

by Rachael English

Contemporary Fiction Historical Fiction

4.2 (8,953)

4.2 stars from 8,953 reviews. One of the highest rated Contemporary Fiction books we track.

428 pages~7.1 hr readPublished by Hachette UKPublished 2021-12-01

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Perfect for you if...

You're drawn to stories about mothers and daughters separated by circumstance and institutional cruelty, especially those set against Ireland's hidden history.
You appreciate dual timelines that gradually reveal how the past haunts the present, with real emotional payoff when secrets unravel.
You want a book that acknowledges heartbreak without sentimentality. this one handles difficult subject matter with dignity and grace.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer fast-paced plots with high stakes and constant tension. this is a character-driven story that builds slowly and asks you to sit with pain.
You're looking for a happy ending wrapped up neatly. the resolution is hopeful but realistic, which may feel incomplete if you need closure tied in a bow.
You don't want to engage with Ireland's darker institutional history. the core of this book unflinchingly examines what happened in these homes.

About this book

Inspired by true events in a home for unwed mothers, this novel follows two interconnected stories spanning from Boston to Ireland. In 1968 Boston, seventeen-year-old Rose Moroney becomes pregnant. Though she wishes to marry her boyfriend, her ambitious parents send her to Ireland—their birthplace—to deliver her daughter in a home for unwed mothers and surrender the child against her will. In 2013 Dublin, Martha Sheeran's marriage has ended. Prompted by her teenage daughter, she begins searching for the woman who gave her up for adoption over forty years earlier. As her search uncovers long-buried family secrets, an old flame reappears in her life, offering the possibility of an unexpected new beginning.

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Currently on sale at $2.99 — 73% off peak. Price has dropped 9 times over the last 5 years. Goes on sale roughly every 183 days. Typically stays discounted for 1602 days.

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Currently around #18K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller. Climbing the charts — 59% improvement recently.

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Currently 4.2★ from 8,953 reviews

Gaining approximately 193 new reviews per month. Reader interest is accelerating. Rating has remained stable at 4.2 over the tracking period.

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