Maiden Voyage [Paperback]

Judith O'Brien (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Pocket Books; Regular Print/Single Titl edition (1997)
• ISBN-10: 0671502190
• ISBN-13: 978-0671502195
• ASIN: B0010V9P9A
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,031,325 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars As the author....well...., September 18, 2001

By 

Judith O'Brien (Brooklyn, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Maiden Voyage (Mass Market Paperback)

Some of these reviews really bother me, especially the one accusing me of never having been to Ireland (which is where I spent many summers as a child, many more vists as an adult). As for the characters being "stock," each was based on a very real person. In all honesty, I should have a thick skin by now, and I certainly respect opinions of all sorts, but how could one possibly think I wrote such a detailed description of Dublin without having ever been there? And as for ghosts in Ireland, especially in certain Dublin houses....well. There are indeed those of us who know for a fact that my tale was not entirely fiction!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It felt like home, December 30, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Maiden Voyage (Mass Market Paperback)

Having lived in Ireland and abroard, MAIDEN VOYAGE brought back memories of Dublin and her people; and Ireland in general. Judith captured the feeling of the Irish people with her pub sceens.

I do enjoy a GOOD ghost story! It helps us all live in hope.

3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good, but if plot holes annoy you , look elsewhere, December 16, 2002

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Kim Johnson (Bedford, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Maiden Voyage (Mass Market Paperback)

I enjoyed O' Brien's tale of an Irish American woman who inherits an 18th century townhouse and the ghost that inhabits it. I actually shed a few tears at the end, and the humor was refreshing and well- written. The idea of reincarnation and the ability of two souls finally reuniting was sweet. The idea of the Fitz( the ghost) and Kitty( his fiance/ wife) enjoying their brief time together was poignant and hopeful.
The problems with this novel , I think, are it's very slooooow start, and the fact that its plot is riddled with holes. The end is unsatisfactory, because I don't feel like the main character and the ghost have enough time together, nor do they get to say goodbye to one another. The modern villian, Roger, had motivations that weren't fully explained. The dark force that was also in the house was never explained or satisfactorily exorcised.
Anyway, if you like time travel romance, this one was certainly different than most, as far as how the time seperating the lovers is bridged. It has a unique and imaginative, if poorly developed plot, great humor, and some endearing characters. At the end you may feel like youv'e been left hanging.
Anyway, the book was good enough to make me want to look at some of O' Brien's other work.