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3.0 out of 5 stars
AN IRISH TRAGEDY,
This review is from: Shannon (Hardcover)
Kevin O'Farrell is a lucky young man. From impoverished beginnings he rises to the pinnacles of wealth and success. A tragic price is paid for his climb as we witness his brother's treachery, his father-in-law's deceit and the mental breakdown of his beautiful wife Shannon.Told in the backdrop of World War I, worker's strikes, and the frenzied growth of industry, Shannon is a novel that will flood you with the problems of the times. Although the book is entitled Shannon its main character is Kevin who is the slender thread who holds everything in place. Hannibal Jones, a Black man who saved Kevin's life is weaved into this tragic story whose consequences will have a negative impact on his life. The author starts with a good story but fails to follow it through. He attempts to tell us to much as to what was happening in the time period. You get bogged down with useless details. All of the women are portrayed as being victimized or either weak. None of them show any internal strength of their own to weather the storms which come their way. Shannon has more than one story and because of that, the complete story of the characters are never told. Each character deserves a book of their own. This isn't one of the best of Parks' novels. Yet it is worth the reading and the collecting of a man who is a prolific photographer, composer, and writer.
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