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Title: Not as good as "Rebecca."
Review: This was a great family saga! This had been sitting on my bookshelf for years. I knew the setting was Ireland so that's why I wanted to read it. I was hoping for more about the history of the times in Ireland, like the potato famine. I found it a little strange that the word "Ireland" was never mentioned in the book. (I think du Maurier had a reason for that.) The first half of the book is better than the second half. At least, I enjoyed those characters more. It's a great book but if I didn't know I never would have guessed du Maurier wrote it. It's nowhere near as good as "Rebecca." (I am a huge fan of "Rebecca.") The descriptions just aren't as good. But, it is a great read, especially if you like family sagas.
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