Fatal Roots By: Sheila Connolly

Not wishing to speak ill of the dead, this is not Ms. Connolly's best work.  I don't know if it was her fault or the fault of her editors, but the first 18 chapters are extremely repetitive along two fact lines; 1.) Maura is relatively new to Ireland, grew up in Boston and doesn't know anything about (her) Irish history; 2.) Helen is sorry she abandoned Maura when she was young.  There are also a number of typos, names that are changed, things left unexplained, and time-line elements that are not consistent.  With all of that said-it is still a vividly detailed setting and rich with history, and good enough for me to stick with it until the end.