Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

The Joyce Girls of Brooklyn: Rebecca, Ruth, Deborah, and Rachel
The Joyce Girls of Brooklyn: Rebecca, Ruth, Deborah, and Rachel
The Joyce Girls of Brooklyn: Rebecca, Ruth, Deborah, and Rachel
Ebook616 pages9 hours

The Joyce Girls of Brooklyn: Rebecca, Ruth, Deborah, and Rachel

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars

()

Read preview

About this ebook

“Rebecca, Ruth, Deborah, and me, Rachel: the Joyce girls. No, we are not Jewish, but rather Irish. Our Mom, yes, Sarah—what else?—was the oldest offspring of a stern fundamentalist Presbyterian preacher, our grandfather, Isaiah Cummings.”

So opens this wonderful family saga.

Narrated by the youngest, Rachel, the writer, this is the story of the four daughters of Irish Catholic Judge Joyce, a very influential man in Brooklyn, set in the middle of the twentieth century. What a problem their father’s Catholicism created in the Cummings household.

Rebecca, the corporate attorney, Ruth, the teacher and homemaker, Deborah, the singer, and Rachel, the author. All successful, all beautiful, but all so different.

Grow with them, laugh with them, cry with them, love with them as they mature from little girls, to young ladies, to mature women. Experience their joys, their pains, their lives and relationships with all the highs and lows.

You will love returning to an idyllic time, a time gone by, but very much alive in our memories.
LanguageEnglish
PublisheriUniverse
Release dateJan 31, 2021
ISBN9781663213709
The Joyce Girls of Brooklyn: Rebecca, Ruth, Deborah, and Rachel
Author

Jim Farrell

Jim Farrell earned a master’s degree in accounting from the University of Rhode Island and a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the Gregorian University in Rome, Italy. He spent eleven years in a Roman Catholic seminary, served as a captain in the U.S. Army, and worked with Air America in Vietnam. Now retired, he lives with his wife, Marianne Collinson, in Palm Coast, Florida. He has published four novels and two collections of short stories.

Read more from Jim Farrell

Related to The Joyce Girls of Brooklyn

Related ebooks

Contemporary Women's For You

View More

Related articles

Reviews for The Joyce Girls of Brooklyn

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings

0 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    The Joyce Girls of Brooklyn - Jim Farrell

    Qabook_preview_excerpt.html}ےG$6%Rbh$E/bMHJdBy)zؗs=2{m4MWw/6ۡxŃ/]CX_,> >]cwWś؇n(u1lXu b}׮RZ] M8aӅ*Ec9tm. zQTMYm;AXH'eۭq{./Jw}Y. UvaMqWaێL+{p,(Ougďe*CRzX"uKS,d9JuSC_(mwUV/ l O֭ ;Y&bVnY2[Uv3F״7cE8k1_dȻ]{Y84D:۱糭T72x˗_Zn8w# E m(.苇gOupFlwyG?~bFmL|uUJYaҷH!.ZəeeMꪹmP5J6p<ˎZˌ}cM[ԭ

    lC9E]{׭4F+gtwR]r. ֲOk=D]^~vhiGAfzxq_ѡk*7Gtq/O%|ŰtU/~W?&8jh5J?Vw :*۹TuTt ew"qBMz{_A1UuDߓ c;Ŧd)~ 6ʿBxF{_CTMj+ۚU~؎$*!QTQAklt$2nԔF48%[$ li0pN5C;RR-omV]9!Dg%窇rG3iCiܱvҰl4J*2:3"T]#ٷh=4d۵(i*O!UEsG| i7u0u]N_( 4 jeAvq=֘Nm'!Lb7ʦcabйh{C'N۳iu;ݳtlC8ťYձG\ִTkV-((>? RVzOJ>#KѶ<-&jI,8>XfW;p QteI[02o!|D_EigLNd*|TjމXb` *ѩ/T3qPJDJ þTڒR.}meg߽*i|b.׍ٮao'r y[ؑ m:6!Yb-Rj_.| uNl#GBOoOlc 0N:킨_;X(;zlbj(WՊ&RDZį"%ڭAvw wԝA&rI̟E4c@87+l&@/]R[ؽa'; Sۑ _(\Bx&BA} ?PS4D , B]Niw@5/$a)1_ʼHԄja4%-mXJI)Hv"T z-(j']fO} %&pf,Y'c\°~Gg?ymE*7eG}\]ě_ڡJ_?z޿ Wy?_nkqon{ LV{WwQ"c3/މ[֜ty,m(޵By_>8W ۿQ 7KZrV+Q? ѷ2ƿŸlZDYS}Dr[xhru&EN+<~cM4j,JAg1 /o_dPL-hhYM_ m۱ )~d~wA⫺KQ5ks0ɎX=Bzɗ]~ WdM!+UE2|ѵl ^Aw&j {6.[uFEe'~G 5|b< &l;6.&wij5G) OÆm֏˪mpz~U/^Emu,߇XoM XN> C7S~96XU1UՋqWJ4АB/80+'_K_AouoaPs1˫st/m}W` v`Ywu8qT-oclJ;{XHo{83pkJZ:6I1~fh9`\KL= fu D/3k]BBnȃ,ǥv t a  eV6v,lqb;@Vu p+ VE`xJX8ly{CZ҃^K+&im}lL7^M;zn+kLQ="&Nr t]\W7d1ohPrTBC] ӣiΣ./#Q_sW*8^xk.SďXZ/¤ aryc|5QS_<[c)nc-̧*@X^ cI/Hmt4͑ ov}螵bՎˁ) iA,Hzl@ϲTHDev:@&GQG/88By2 ReIEz4@pYeLJI`fBK;C:o;`Sߗ>VƂ1LS+mg5@(iӗD=  .oДGX7hJdB[W#d:mm:a5ci ncPIzr;m<`mhX S)>)g~t9,JLФ4*݊:xUC`D!ҿ:{cRx kvYk B*bUbG8"rUF{~Q5{z7vprb)K;|QG~Q蟷'_~Tv)(MFFZ& ŽjWʘ:cA.TQC C:.*1 N'[鼁9Ngݍr/8(vD zl-{uXL|Z<[ 7Cq.DFD"4A,!II uK"MhuEHOcA'Ƣƽ3aHX &BwwEuI4`a%w L4vnHbiNC 2eaEUQ+5 zҲp v2wG{[J>TE.`u5-[px>T^"2-3vOd**}cI,̺e PQF6P +)w-OXM`Yi*)uӀ|. &0&5{8S>Z1r_$Vr'YMEq?hqĆ8ڑ3­oʁ9 8 W=pj BtJ- /"%jaK{ up_Y# j/tcP!:k7ReU26`&c˳c;#SV[FfKSɲg>h-r'8ҙq\z'Iw5h^ O(9DT.;a0-ߘzm&T8q*tY]P1bPj vh6 UiAvZE:ehۭtGC.ê>>oVu_OcC?e4~8'"o`w-^4fhJdM˶vM(Eyך)6@cj{UnJni͚S78@q8Ó˄5@+9'B|QmU}.L<$5uv@#[yѤe{^B9%EB Cn0 { s[)b.ͣILnF!U-r1r GU6cծ+ryc(㲌ʌw5 /]j砠+F\%OaS VFU1%},AmT^hLzb@3΋~">l؇Ь ~ļliL&6A1V盚ll#]ݴẗdEͥdr >KuVY*`W2xU}7[짦T*u=o 256NYEk )dBS&7M;\gG݉۶S&J!$M+8T0͉d"Riu?n7w3mfB@SqJKIy#Eby2f bL^M LHA,WȘ%Uh<).m4mx}S7ѺiMm`8d!QiWO=Sԙ\>POOOUPhPvdkD`T(8YOޫxmWoBt޷_Ѱ/zsO76vۊ$@Bp $Fot|]x~Ƥ̃E-pWz` {>[-x^AW0=D֡y~w%Z$69"'G_)Q5ؑVY-6iViP$iԡ'M/oo scxk?N~"W@ReM2*wOXSsnxf0:W\0 L>{ƔnCU#lU}zp aM40 $tmXuwcU!aMMPdeʎ/v@J*kR_ +w3Rh/.1/>sPմJ;tAQ&GpeQDHq ӝ^}QhI3R@;DZ-NIU03,|a}oYǓLDĚÞ+Z-b)LA%8x,3zAK9q-ߴ UFzqrT|b3ݘOj6 ')Jobo+TӎnE:s)hƁeIi" [IB"UJ|K5iW[xfQ]+C:(.ӞAEaڣL{vU׵:rۀ꘳T)XOPA^BS֒8q@pEt}:7Ĩ XXZSSaTu2#buDpJ0vrʶn;s ,;-bl2Y_lٝʢiX{˪IX,ky(6~М"67Mk"H h*6[R_3m a>X-."zz`^ɪ{9&k!M/{f-7fnIsb7mPp$ M˂.\C2YEJb2Y>nz< Ŵj(ohq/*^;Õ}zv6.f CP$?)+{ S0_HN*i(*jzI- ޏ%l|z Kd7hyd>}i}dD& P`؞.i=b'ב,\6Q9b@ ͞_g'a0:dž*>qeL0UL4KNˣO[/nu|_8bR(]r"4Q?(j:b2,%MͰϠҵZش 2UJIAaAu7r]p'^HD&2FMJRq.X|"-&i @{E/. #!faRlWƧHC}|Qyh͑-I կe00v촵xy 3hM:>7UIUʾIoPs؅3W1/GJAsX?,8E?q]|&1Y<&_H jm2"ٴ,.oG"{a!["%ABD rp,(l=PH+p&f1i0ZqK6(ZTTgiF7PxN72CV]"Kؕ3Pza>B];>U,b I伵3ʪ.ݾő2㍸Vl yFqeX CR` wi85kGg<ĞdLlvd4g.u?^Xw2{ J #sXO4j5Gk(`;!*g{oO<"xj 6=Ah.̽GK#) U"dv/[lYrH/Q⥁FLC* P<)t;!-#C(*5 U"am st}Ty k̇~GO֜a?bvܨCVGQ7-$\˗m[SwcDhWgEy@9@@>:Lx NF| vuQg<.}j*~/Ey^*]T޻ۆ)dܑ!,"HF=Ywҙ6QBGuB (GsLd/mHo_ 1uLKrPQyNO; E8N3bJЮ*x&.r)Rm<>CbgLK0bBZVea14$)Gc e.Bl]lsmͬn8J%\ʼUw mN \L'2"_ s!%7c IqYZ\&/'Oh^+` J\/krJACZI๢C n#IΜe_Z5I:> Ү"S ^Xh(X}giSI*-Jl=aV:XipۜjL"hMFk.(e. 5U愧Jf2h,*ohlXeA鳴(E5&ikM $%@٦6^HE3uPfWO k.Ypu)JNLJfjHoYF '>QNNbԡrkFwMFjtG}kVSq¬،϶8 C:be[EAO~~VtNء6Au BNƟo<PQF3ENL]D{QO"h[%J´ 3W1W%S}YѠఫ7qo)uזih1RlTI&L\t^v{k5<'6?ϼˢ1?}-zQ7}g6:o` ƛQ [o Z-v.2sU5̜݅2:"]Hyŗ2 s]Ztd<$: eYyT;\A JP*GpDcЫX"mL6P6?0m4_homyx1@K=E [^ Ltz*$vOX@ғNwY-i/=J,$ひҲJKzΤq>sD܏ ܸ]M~% rejfe0*RCA.nyBŭ QUe~%0 ͒ AB,M>:QN\*_0s@(e{{XW#227bQf{tYb$-"N(U\+Y }s5|Ew[9׎\dQ-AWoPJן`V(axG7%w LnBqU} 2Hx&Eegyym]M/#(t ^ev*cJR{tU2nOWcm@IwrJY6;W;Y^g/^˳Z ˺&N@׌S6Aђ"AȎAlj&i¬TfΤ1vṷa~B%E+ӍfZ͐HyP!kCi,fY?G/M ޴+ |kN%& 3eBP4I^_W^^$SџF'J}*QxU8'"4zKj0Ъsg9m͂^~j*̸`fղ󚖬/f VGߵoR ӈJTG+Ne0'9 seH:TR ñ\gm[tЕVDq[D^á刀5eA"R)Jca a].vqqS/$3Y`>Hl ^/AL׮صZ,e.ґ6~.HiXɉ~zOkzt֒G]6gVÑ.Ϛ**Q;Z׸_%qYXkjңEVTZIp-kQ Ź^h!nI%읋p[KRvWj@h3zHd(B\RCw OZ?R>㜶G6ܓYՔ&`%wKz@(ߔL)*-ʧYG;>h0hi=ZoD?e46T+hމjȶ;K TYJ)ucsq6n1jWZKb .MqۜA-Zs|qkJr4E-Q S0 ^lm("k UM$J%B"D'5%4d Sv>NS4ǩ\(R Rli57Rx>2˪!i ]dt؎HX9N[Wt^[^W) z bǏjچ܀YŎ 7\ =2ӵ: v+BC|we4V//vhA}{{r$5#ҍ_Kl[O@Ma R!MU2=ro[`'6ĨDW;MMH牚|]eIOnt`] cmv<ӛae&(UQx'c߻-!l2-X¹uABQb烡DPZEU wLGV:1&ݭfm`oN%-6(m>^:ΰQnW,MMђSde I< R5.O;٪}Pad%ټ+  ٸ;[aO3l8pE8ǩmtx |Wh'@Ӷk[ t1,*Χ|>#hʂ6SLz*<S}FʊӘ;L9zޣ^ls(6ߺz&@lCF>cSRp_9nJoQsޛVYj+.l=mwVzZr"9hZU/Iu ?h5$u!ˊsl<-oAUa OߘzLO8--4$]d}ow41y3cX]H]-|q'Wؒ$Ze~v5*51"XSG󠷋n$$ZGw<:҅v fZ уr~q ʯPJX) wur#.k8H 9q{VjGiS)Y¢4Y\nkj]=4Ãf%g(իe6vRdjZeY?8WA'w+*DJb]dwUh5rF@z. qZo›(}'v =fhQ_h#4wڰ<ЛRCv.Uk񽝗X=3TIYXfiFbDWq}t,%P_bU Ǭ.h *$Y@k"ߏ8kE(-&Ƶ]ݫ0V928Nװ=ĭ^.6:cfN}Ȇ;kpqW0@~z6(z}8U4ѧ*Sro_DIfwO"_I龋IBJ!SP4P3_Z8Yl"62#ecI\WJA6 [RDn80[2߳?Oj9.u+$038֔BrVz RRiFp ȻC\Ux#Z"Ȑ]w8#E/UO[Mt~Fg5V] w]EO-.9r H̛meʇ,„2μUm&` 7i1} 4ȋ\s3T.6Xp.ͪR_"&MiƎ҂g6h KvQv(,K>@iݦLK'-ʨ V_+QȺ@z 5E;MSa*b B9-u!PIZ}ROqD_ hfbFSb-/׸V1Y:m6"_};ͼ ))~5vJ zCnd՛iC`Il7 uXϾɫ.B28/, ʶ!O 6@pRS(Ǩf 2k|tll"S/{zYN i_Z ,PZ JSJsҒ_H'#y?S|FXT8␚*+f큊{gv|fNٶ_Ŗ`}:#tV6Z.>R`v<ῃ9 qCl]R™Eu贤?p׳+e-,UyUXY؎oحY>-~7X)xM(O@v, SG_Iߦ;Y,;*h~1ipZu,+Of8** tOs9&/daxCGo)$r B}Y`}1{<,=tL fֺv%w~#?o1-ZU\?z9 ߁7aUro}J‰`U!%DڊiSb'FMw}ƃe/n>V}wM}kW^*s;70Җ- Se^D⽅[ >}&P*-ZJq5Z]f~IbX+Q-ȕ͏, WƂy<߮bRչv"<?L ^bum7q T2 5Ќ*ͣ/T[.[{@߳#ɪ\Å*W9%xUim" [LoJⴚzīKYVg rg1/@/XC$F_ԫabe;hYᬜlW3g5S-( sz=JAp&@SځǤ_7x6Ƕ,ǽ_+E:{>rdDI}R$kWmtLbx]y]Az<+D_e:j#fo[33V \?+ćWLUW]M9$_Me&P"皙\X-(V.OQ]+d3}oFQr1]t˯3e,U+HdbݏKPLgMJ8atB&_P[BII Q%M_^Iϯ!pX'+N+t:qnӪK&ȿ4)}J*FEE!?n4HbS_ AE63fm-c&E޾xwquQ<|ogٍnsU8%Q(]u9)=XADϦ1GJ6n8 `]s0D*7يyf T:-$w2Za!ٴZ'Li>mլT^hֵ0aγSu;[%v~U۝XW_ 6izf55q1~z[mI4s2O-l|t@MϬ`V ise@˚@R àpr*t t;3 ;@Bܥ?K7Chx6~96'/J 8c ɔfmJ>N

    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1