The Last Will of Moira Leahy a novel of psychological suspense edition by Therese Walsh Literature Fiction eBooks
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"[W]rapped in luscious, dark atmosphere. A magical debut . . .”
– Sarah Addison Allen, New York Times bestselling author of Garden Spells
Maeve Leahy is a busy professor of languages at a university in upstate New York. So busy that she leaves little time for memories of her lost twin, Moira; her fractured family in Castine, Maine; and the music she left behind in the wake of tragedy nine years ago.
Until a childhood relic and series of anonymous notes resurrects her long-dead dreams, a lost language, her most painful recollections, and prompts her to cross an ocean in search of ancient history. There, Maeve will learn new truths about her past, and come face to face with the one thing she truly fears. Only then can she choose between the safe life she’s built for herself and one of risk, with bonds she knows can be wrenchingly delicate and more enduring than time.
The Last Will of Moira Leahy a novel of psychological suspense edition by Therese Walsh Literature Fiction eBooks
This is the type of book I enjoy, layered and textured with vivid descriptions and insinuations and philosophy. It is not an easy read even though it is entertaining.A college professor of languages feels compelled to bid on a <i>keris</i> (an Indonesian ceremonial dagger) at an auction and buys it. A keris has magical powers and this one is insistent on seeking out Maeve.
When she tries to better understand the emotions it evokes, the man who bid against her at the auction seems to be the key. He is an empu, a keris maker. She ends up trailing him to Italy to find out what the keris is trying to tell her. But she finds his dangerous half-brother instead.
All the while Maeve's story is being related, the background about her and her twin sister Moira slowly unfolds and is intertwined with Maeve's present-day journey. This is told from Moira's POV and is a little jarring since Maeve's story is in first person. But it works.
Eluding the half-brother who desires the keris to use in black magic, Maeve has a hard time finding the empu and asks her almost-lover for help. Noel shows up and serves to counterbalance Maeve's passionate insistence on tracing the empu.
As she begins to come to grips with the past, she is given the knowledge to face the present. I was a little surprised at one point in the twins' story but afterward, felt that development should have been expected.
For people who like mystery mixed with supernatural and a touch of romance, this is a good read.
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The Last Will of Moira Leahy a novel of psychological suspense edition by Therese Walsh Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
Almost stopped reading after the first few pages. I am on so glad I didn't. This was an amazing, beautiful story and once I did you on I did not want to put it down. Finished it in one day. Beautiful story.
This book was great! It goes back and forth between the past and present, and the twist at the end caught me completely by surprise. I give a book 5 stars whenever I thoroughly enjoy it but there are times when I wish I had an extra star and this is one of them.
I found this book a little slow in the beginning, kept wondering if I really wanted to read it. I am soooo glad I hung in there as it was great. A really good story, bordering on fantasy, which is not my genre, but by that time I was hooked. Well worth pushing through if you like books with 'feeling'. The sort of story where I would like a sequel, what about it Therese? I would love to read about Maeve's relationship with Noel growing and what happens next.....
I actually read this a while back and then came across it again spooling through my list of books. So I decided to read it again. This is a great book. It's suspenseful and mysterious and so worth the time to read it. You can't help rooting for Maeve, falling a little in love with Noel and feeling like your actually in Rome. Do yourself a favor and read this.
This is the second novel I have read by this author and I honestly can say I hope she keeps them coming. There was not one single moment in this, nor the previous novel where I was bored or had to put the book down and walk away for awhile. Quite the opposite in fact. The plot line involving identical twin sisters was well developed and kept the reader guessing especially (possible spoiler here) one pretends to be the other, which, is a very believable plot line. But there is much more than that involved in this novel. I have passed this book to my relatives who have also enjoyed it. I also recommend her second novel "The Moon Sisters" You will not be disappointed.
I really loved this book. It has a bit of everything - suspense, danger, betrayal, the supernatural, love, loss, anger and the connection between twins. It was tender and heartwarming; tragic and heartbreaking; bittersweet and yet brimming with hope. If I HAD to say one thing negative about the novel, it would be the way in which Ms. Walsh revealed the backstory. She created such an intense narrative that I wanted to know NOW! I was so tempted to jump ahead and read the ending so I would know what happened, but I'm so glad I resisted the impulse. It would not have had anywhere near the impact if I had cheated. I really hope Ms. Walsh has other books planned because she is a terrific author and I look forward to reading more of her novels.
The book is complicated but holds your interest throughout. Told in the first person by Maeve and is in present times. The part that is told in the second person is by Maeve's twin Moira and from the period 1995 to 2000. When one realizes that Maeve lost her twin at an early age, one also then understands the family complications, and the very tense situation that exists between the mother, the father and Maeve.
Maeve comes across as being a much older woman. I initially thought she was in her late 30s because she behaves likes one! Her relationship with Noel was a fragile one and she was more than anything else frightened to confront her feelings for him and act on it. Noel was an integral part of the story and comes into play when Maeve discovers a childhood relic and pursues a seemingly random chase across Europe following anonymous notes on the mysterious abilities of a keris knife.
Moira and Maeve were twins with their own language, a sense of what each was doing, their feelings were something that they could steadily block so that the other twin could not read her. Their childhood was idyllic till they both fell in love with the same boy and then the blocking became worse as one closed the other off, which led to a deterioration in their very life.
The stories of Moira and Maeve were one part of the story and the discovery of the keris and the pursuit of the keris and in the midst of it all, the maturing of the relationship between Noel and Maeve was the other.
Put together the stories of sisterly love, mystery/paranormal, magic, Eastern mystery and all overlaid with romantic love made for a very good story though one tended to get side tracked at various times as one story overtook the other in importance.
This is the type of book I enjoy, layered and textured with vivid descriptions and insinuations and philosophy. It is not an easy read even though it is entertaining.
A college professor of languages feels compelled to bid on a <i>keris</i> (an Indonesian ceremonial dagger) at an auction and buys it. A keris has magical powers and this one is insistent on seeking out Maeve.
When she tries to better understand the emotions it evokes, the man who bid against her at the auction seems to be the key. He is an empu, a keris maker. She ends up trailing him to Italy to find out what the keris is trying to tell her. But she finds his dangerous half-brother instead.
All the while Maeve's story is being related, the background about her and her twin sister Moira slowly unfolds and is intertwined with Maeve's present-day journey. This is told from Moira's POV and is a little jarring since Maeve's story is in first person. But it works.
Eluding the half-brother who desires the keris to use in black magic, Maeve has a hard time finding the empu and asks her almost-lover for help. Noel shows up and serves to counterbalance Maeve's passionate insistence on tracing the empu.
As she begins to come to grips with the past, she is given the knowledge to face the present. I was a little surprised at one point in the twins' story but afterward, felt that development should have been expected.
For people who like mystery mixed with supernatural and a touch of romance, this is a good read.
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