Following the curves of the twentieth century, FALL ON YOUR KNEES takes us from haunted Cape Breton island in Nova Scotia through the battlefields of World War I into the emerging jazz scene in New York City, and immerses us in the lives of four unforgettable sisters. The children of a driven and ambitious father, the sisters -Kathleen, the oldest, a beautiful talent intent on a career as an opera diva; Frances, the drunken rogue and child prostitute; Lily, the pseudo-saint cripple; and Mercedes, the fervent Catholic and protector of the flock - are swept along by the tumult of events and of their own desires. This is a story of family relationships, racial strife, miracles, attempted murder, birth and eath, and an extraordinary love affair.
| ISBN: | 9780099740513 |
| Publication date: | 3rd July 1997 |
| Author: | AnnMarie MacDonald |
| Publisher: | Vintage an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 566 pages |
| Genres: |
Historical Fiction Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
Following the curves of the twentieth century, FALL ON YOUR KNEES takes us from haunted Cape Breton island in Nova Scotia through the battlefields of World War I into the emerging jazz scene in New York City, and immerses us in the lives of four unforgettable sisters. The children of a driven and ambitious father, the sisters -Kathleen, the oldest, a beautiful talent intent on a career as an opera diva; Frances, the drunken rogue and child prostitute; Lily, the pseudo-saint cripple; and Mercedes, the fervent Catholic and protector of the flock - are swept along by the tumult of events and of their own desires. This is a story of family relationships, racial strife, miracles, attempted murder, birth and eath, and an extraordinary love affair.
Fall on Your Knees features in the following genres: Historical Fiction, Modern and Contemporary Fiction
Fall on Your Knees is available in Ebook, Paperback
Fall on Your Knees was written by AnnMarie MacDonald and published by Vintage an imprint of Random House
Fall on Your Knees has 566 pages
£13.49