The Daughters of Jim
Farrell is the second book I have read by the very talented pen of Sylvia
Bambola. The Salt Covenants was such a mesmerizing story and I went into
this one with high hopes. It certainly
did not disappoint, but oh my poor heart!
This tale is about three sisters whose father, Jim Farrell, was at one
time an upstanding and important citizen.
As we meet the girls in the very first chapter, they are all three still
dealing with the aftermath of their father being convicted and hanged for a
murder of another townsman. Kate, the
eldest does not believe her father was guilty and seeks to hire a Pinkerton
agent to clear her family’s name with the help of her sisters. Her mother on the other hand, believes the
truth will come out eventually.
At one time a family of society, they have now turned their
home into a boarding house to make ends meet.
We are treated to all of the sisters’ points of view and they are so
very different from each other. Kate the
eldest is headstrong, ruled by her emotions, and carrying around a lot of
bitterness. Virginia is in the middle
and she is all for women’s rights and her dream is to own a newspaper. Charlotte the youngest is very fragile and
just wants to get married to her fiancé soon so that she may have the life she
once had. All three mature as the story
progresses and as they meet the men they will eventually fall in love with. We have three beautiful love stories taking
place against the backdrop of a coal mining town in Pennsylvania, and the
historical detail was very rich. Not a
pretty life to live. The story started
out a little bit slow, but by the time I got to around page 60 I could not put
this book down. However, read with some
tissues handy. That is all I will say
about that.
My thanks go to The Book Club Network, Inc. for providing me
with a copy for an honest review. All
opinions are my own.
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