Official Review: Kitchen Canary by Joanne C. Parsons

[bookowlie]

IsabelMay, thanks for taking the time to read my review and leave a comment. What made it even more heartbreaking was that the main character, Katie, was basically forced to move to America by my parents. They were very poor and wanted her to earn money in America to send back home. She was only a teenager!

[Mallory Whitaker]

Lovely review! This sounds like my sort of book. I love historical fiction and well-developed characters. I especially love side characters that add some real substance to the plot. I've been iffy on alternating viewpoints in the past but I'm growing to love them when they're done correctly. It sounds like they were in this book. Thank you for the wonderful review. This is one I'll be adding to my list!

[bookowlie]

Lovely review! This sounds like my sort of book. I love historical fiction and well-developed characters. I especially love side characters that add some real substance to the plot. I've been iffy on alternating viewpoints in the past but I'm growing to love them when they're done correctly. It sounds like they were in this book. Thank you for the wonderful review. This is one I'll be adding to my list!

Thanks Mallory Whitaker for your kind words. I often don't care for books with alternating points of view, particularly if the chapters are too long; it makes me forget what was happening with the other characters. Thankfully, the alternating viewpoints are well done in this book.

[MrsCatInTheHat]

It is rare to see a post-Civil War book set in the North. It seems like most are set in the South. The characters and story-line sound intriguing. This might actually be a good choice for my in-person book club.

[bookowlie]

It's interesting that the time period is in the late 1860's. Even though the main storyline is about the Irish immigrants, one of the domestics in the household is a ex-slave who is from the South. Mr. Brennan is actually more prejudiced against the Irish women than the black man.

[MrsCatInTheHat]

It's interesting that the time period is in the late 1860's. Even though the main storyline is about the Irish immigrants, one of the domestics in the household is a ex-slave who is from the South. Mr. Brennan is actually more prejudiced against the Irish women than the black man.

I think that people tend to forget that there was quite a bit of prejudice against the Irish during that time period.

[readandsmile]

I can relate to the story. It is not easy at first but later on we adopted the change, things flows down easily. I enjoyed reading your review.

[LivreAmour217]

Excellent review! This book sounds like something that I would really enjoy. I will have to check it out!

[The Researcher]

Very interesting title of the book. I enjoyed reading your review. It sure tempts one to explore the book.

[bookowlie]

It's interesting that the time period is in the late 1860's. Even though the main storyline is about the Irish immigrants, one of the domestics in the household is a ex-slave who is from the South. Mr. Brennan is actually more prejudiced against the Irish women than the black man.

I think that people tend to forget that there was quite a bit of prejudice against the Irish during that time period.

The historical info about the attitudes toward Irish immigrants was a real eye opener for me.

-- 14 Sep 2017, 12:08 --

Livre, The Researcher, and Readandsmile - Thanks for the nice feedback. It's always nice to read an absorbing story while learning some historical info at the same time.

[Lest92]

I liked that you mentioned it felt you were watching a movie - it's historical fiction and very visual, so I must have a look.