- Hardcover: 292 pages
- Publisher: Scribner Book Company; 1 edition (Jun 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1439141304
- ISBN-13: 978-1439141304
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,169,516 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
A Beautiful Book!
28 May 2010
Format:Hardcover
Smart, funny, tender, and above all, a wonderful story. Full of grace and emotion, it captured me from the very first paragraph. Set in a New England mill town (based largely on Fall River, MA) just before the onset of World War I, Leaving Rock Harbor follows a young Frankie Ross as she negotiates her way between the harshness of the textile mills and the high-society world of Massachusetts politics, each mirrored by her two best friends Joe Barros and Winslow Curtis. Through the war, the strikes, the political machinations, Frankie's journey is leading inexorably to an ending that may surprise some. Leaving Rock Harbor is a pitch-perfect mix of history and love story that makes an ideal summertime read.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
FIRST-RATE NOVEL...IT WILL NOT LEAVE YOU
12 July 2010
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Leaving Rock Harbor is the kind of novel that stays with me. Its main character, Frankie, is smart, sensual, honest -- almost to a fault -- and beautiful, again almost to a fault. The setting captivated me -- mill town New England immediately prior and post World War I, with the roaring 20s, prohibition, women's right to vote, union building and busting, and passion all wrapped in together. Frankie is in love with two men, one who is rich, and one is not. It's a classic triangle, but with provocative twists, characters who I fell in love with, a sense of a community that felt so real I could rub the cotton in the mills between my fingers and the salt air of the ocean in my skin. The writing is evocative and literary without being heavy-handed. In short, a terrific read.
Loved it!
7 Jun 2011
Format:Hardcover
Reminded me of Ellen Gilchrist a bit. Captured the complex imperfect character and made me care about her. It's one of my favorite books.
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