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Audiobook11 hours
Casting Off
Written by Nicole R. Dickson
Narrated by Emily Durante
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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On a tiny island off the west coast of Ireland, the fishermen's hand-made sweaters tell a story. Each is unique - feelings stitched into rows, memories into patterns.
It is here that Rebecca Moray comes to research a book on Irish knitting. With her daughter, Rowan, accompanying her, she hopes to lose herself in the history of the island and forget her own painful past. Soon, the townsfolk's warm embrace wraps Rebecca and Rowan in a world of friendship, laughter, and love.
And it is here that young Rowan befriends Sean Morahan, a cantankerous old fisherman, despite his attempts to scare her off. As Rebecca watches her daughter interact with Morahan, she recognizes in his eyes a look that speaks of a dark knowledge not unlike her own. And when current storms threaten to resurrect old ones, Morahan and Rebecca find themselves on a collision course - with Rowan caught between them - each buffeted by waves of regret and recrimination. Only by walking headfirst into the winds will they find the faith to forgive without forgetting…and reach the shore.
It is here that Rebecca Moray comes to research a book on Irish knitting. With her daughter, Rowan, accompanying her, she hopes to lose herself in the history of the island and forget her own painful past. Soon, the townsfolk's warm embrace wraps Rebecca and Rowan in a world of friendship, laughter, and love.
And it is here that young Rowan befriends Sean Morahan, a cantankerous old fisherman, despite his attempts to scare her off. As Rebecca watches her daughter interact with Morahan, she recognizes in his eyes a look that speaks of a dark knowledge not unlike her own. And when current storms threaten to resurrect old ones, Morahan and Rebecca find themselves on a collision course - with Rowan caught between them - each buffeted by waves of regret and recrimination. Only by walking headfirst into the winds will they find the faith to forgive without forgetting…and reach the shore.
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Reviews for Casting Off
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This book was chosen by my knitting group. The object was to read the book and then put together a swap parcel based on the book.Luckily it is pretty easy to put together a lovely swap parcel on Ireland, because if it was based on the book I would have a nearly empty box.Each chapter began with a definition of a type of stitch found in a 'gansey' - a typical Irish Fisherman's sweater. That was interesting.The chapter itself dealt with the story and lives of a young woman and her daughter who were spending the summer in Ireland to research these sweaters and their history. That was not.The characters in this book - all of whom had great potential were very two-dimensional. The story was extremely predictable - but charged in a straight line from beginning to end. There was no nuance. There were no winding paths. There was very little explanation of how these characters came to have the personalities the did. They just were. On the whole - this book felt like a high school girl's attempt at writing a great love story and it fell flat. Shame - because it could have been a pleasant romance novel.