Faithful Place
Summary:
Back in 1985, Frank Mackey was a nineteen-year-old kid with a dream of escaping his family’s cramped flat on Faithful Place and running away to London with his girl, Rosie Daly. But on the night they were supposed to leave, Rosie didn’t show. Frank took it for granted that she’d dumped him-probably because of his alcoholic father, nutcase mother, and generally dysfunctional family. He never went home again. Neither did Rosie. Then, twenty-two years later, Rosie’s suitcase shows up behind a fireplace in a derelict house on Faithful Place, and Frank, now a detective in the Dublin Undercover squad, is going home whether he likes it or not.
Group Reviews/Comments:
- I liked this a lot.
- Good use of idioms in conversation; makes the characters real.
- Easy read, ‘enjoyably long,’ had trouble putting it down.
- Really liked Francis and the choices he made.
- Really enjoyed this; interesting.
- I liked that Francis is a professional, and the distinctions between the Murder police and Undercover police.
- A treatise on family, community, loyalty and betrayal.
- A devastating portrait of the ravages of alcoholism and domestic violence.
- The family was dysfunctional, but there was sweetness too.
- Frances is a really great character.
- Mixed feelings.
- Good procedural.
- Loved this book; very sad.
- Complex family relationships well written.
- Tedious dialogue and very predictable.
- Not a big fan of this book. Not a classic whodunnit.
