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The Story of Chicago May
Written by Nuala O'Faolain
Narrated by Terry Donnelly
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
Award-winning memoirist and New York Times best-selling author Nuala O'Faolain branches into new territory with her biography of the infamous Irish-American prostitute and thief, Chicago May. O'Faolain uses May's autobiography, primary sources from the turn of the 19th century and her own experience as an Irishwoman to bring May-and all her heartache, deception and violence-to life. "The biographer makes herself a complement rather than an intrusion, and May emerges lively, unique and cut from the cloth of Irish and American reinvention." -Publishers Weekly
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Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Chicago May was a infamous crook/prostitute during the first three decades of the 20th century. Nuala O’Faolain discovered her story and became increasingly interested in the life of her fellow Irish countrywoman. O’Faolain takes the story of May from May’s own memoir and adds a bit of history and insight. For the most part, the author’s presence is welcome, she provides us with facts about the places and the culture that May lived in, and she has researched what others who knew May, or knew of her, had to say about her. At times, however, the author’s presence is intrusive. This is especially so when she makes attempts to parallel May’s life with her own brother’s life. Some might see this as an attempt to bring May’s story into the modern world, but it is distracting when the reader wants to know more about May and not at all about the author’s brother.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This was an interesting bio about a young woman who emigrated from Ireland to America in the 1800's.