In the Spotlight: HER NAME IS ROSE by Christine Breen
We are
excited to have Christine Breen to share her debut novel HER NAME IS ROSE. In the
novel the author explores the relationship between mothers and daughters. How does that relationship become impacted by
adoption?
Synopsis:
When Irish
gardener Iris Bowen could not conceive a child, she turned to an Irish adoption
agency. There she found a young American exchange student who wanted the best
for her infant daughter, but had one request: that the child be named Rose.
Now, Rose has grown and is stepping out on her own at the Royal Academy of
Music in London. Although a gifted violinist, she questions her talent as she struggles
to meet the impossible demands of her brilliant but harsh teacher. Meanwhile,
Iris has yet to fulfill her late husband’s last request that she find Rose’s
birth mother, so that if anything happened to Iris, Rose would not be left
alone in the world. However, when Iris receives some worrisome results on a
breast scan, her husband’s words become hauntingly urgent. Without telling her
daughter, she embarks on a voyage to find Rose’s birth mother. Since searches
for a birth mother are usually initiated by the adopted child, Iris finds
herself in a unique situation. With no records available to her and only a
twenty-year-old envelope with a faded address to guide her, Iris begins a
journey into the past that takes her to Boston and back to the west of Ireland,
with surprising results for herself and for Rose and the others whom their
lives touch. Iris discovers just how connected the world can be and how the
world can feel much smaller thanks to love and music.
About the
Author:
CHRISTINE
BREEN was born in New York and educated in Boston and Dublin, where she
received an MA in Irish Literature. She is an artist, homeopath, and garden
designer whose columns on travel, gardening and health have appeared in
newspapers and magazines in Ireland and America. She currently lives in Kiltumper,
Ireland with her husband, the novelist Niall Williams, in the cottage where her
grandfatherwas born. HER NAME IS ROSE is her first novel.
To connect
with Christine Breen go to her Facebook page, Twitter, and her Webiste.
To purchase
her book please visit these retailers:
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