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"Toronto Star" Stunning....The story is riveting, the characters achingly human, and the writing will take your breath away....[MacDonald] has leapt into the first rank of fiction writers.
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Following the curves of the twentieth century, FALL ON YOUR KNEES takes us from haunted Cape Breton island in Nova Scotia through the battlefields of World War I into the emerging jazz scene in New York City, and immerses us in the lives of four unforgettable sisters. The children of a driven and ambitious father, the sisters -Kathleen, the oldest, a beautiful talent intent on a career as an opera diva; Frances, the drunken rogue and child prostitute; Lily, the pseudo-saint cripple; and Mercedes, the fervent Catholic and protector of the flock - are swept along by the tumult of events and of their own desires. This is a story of family relationships, racial strife, miracles, attempted murder, birth and eath, and an extraordinary love affair.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book because of a recommendation from Oprah's book club, and it is her best yet.
This a gorgeous, intricate and truly thought-provoking story. The characters make your heart sad, sullen and soar by turns, and if you believe in 'love' at a very young age, this might challenge your ideas a bit. If you believe in the sanctity of the relationship and bond between a parent and a child, this is a crushing blow and eye opener to that belief. If you want to read a magnificently written, magnificent story, read Fall on your Knees. You'll read it again, and again.
Guaranteed pleasure.
This a gorgeous, intricate and truly thought-provoking story. The characters make your heart sad, sullen and soar by turns, and if you believe in 'love' at a very young age, this might challenge your ideas a bit. If you believe in the sanctity of the relationship and bond between a parent and a child, this is a crushing blow and eye opener to that belief. If you want to read a magnificently written, magnificent story, read Fall on your Knees. You'll read it again, and again.
Guaranteed pleasure.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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I began reading this book as I was revising for my exams. Bad move. This is one of those very few books which make you shudder with fear, laugh with joy, and the next moment cry with despair. The way MacDonald plays with words is extraordinary, and moves the story so close to you that you end up engrossed in the lives of this doomed family. The characters are both utterly unbelievable, and at the same time, so very, very real. It is a book that moves you as you read it, more so than most other books I have read. I would like to join another reviewer, and express my gratefulness to the author: This is really a great piece of literature. When it comes to rating this book with crowns, I have no choice but to give it 5 crowns. It is that good, even though the top-/bottom-ratings are overused. But nevermind that, simply read this book and find out for yourself. You deserve to read this great a story, and the sisters deserve to have their story told, and read.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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This is the first novel by Canadian author McDonald, and winner of a Commonwealth writer's award. I can see why, I read it in two sittings on flights between Sydney and Tokyo and Tokyo to London. I was hooked, I finished it and then wished it was longer so I could continue reading. The plot is fairly convuleted and I don't have time to explain it right now, suffice to say it is a thought provoking semi-Gothic story set in provincial Canada in the early decades of the twentieth century. It reminded me somewhat of Flannery O'Connor in parts. I eagerly await more from this remarkable author.
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Greek Tragedy on a Canadian Island
A story about a family whose tragedies rival those of the doomed House of Atreus in Greek drama, set on Cape Breton Island, Canada. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Kate Hopkins
Fall on your knees
I read "The way the crow flies" first which was remarkable and just so satisfying, and although the first quarter of that book really is an elaborate background set up for what... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Trinny
Strange, but oh so amazing!
This book is like no other I have read and also nothing like Mac Donald's other book, The Way the Crow Flies. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2010 by S. H. wilson
over written melodrama
I wanted to like this book and I was aware that the author had worked very hard, but it was such a miserable story, illness, death, ghosts, drunkenness, silliness, over exaggerated... Read more
Published on 17 Feb 2010 by cartoon
julie
bought this book after reading all the good reviews on amazon. i really enjoyed the book and recommend it highly ,it was a proper family saga with lots of dark secrets that years... Read more
Published on 8 Dec 2009 by J. Wilson
exceptional read
I read The Way the Crow Flies first and was not disappointed by this title either. The story is written with exceptional detail and I wanted to race through the book to realise... Read more
Published on 8 Oct 2009 by Banshee
A horrid story about sad people
I thought traditional ballads were bad for body count, then I read this book (received as a gift). From under-age sex to incest via madness, death in childbirth, racism, this beats... Read more
Published on 7 July 2009 by S. KIRKWOOD
Heartbreakingly beautiful...
This is such a heartbreakingly bleak novel, and yet I loved it anyway. It's about four sister in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia in the early part of the 19th century - but 'little women'... Read more
Published on 18 Jun 2009 by C. Ball
Powerful!
I bought this book straight after reading 'The Way The Crow Flies' by the same author. I loved that book so much that I immediately wanted to read something else by her. Read more
Published on 14 Jun 2009 by Pen pal
Wow!
Buy this book! Stop reading the reviews and just buy it!
The story is so rich, original and well-written. The characters and their relationships are unforgettable. Read more
The story is so rich, original and well-written. The characters and their relationships are unforgettable. Read more
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