Rare Objects

by Kathleen Tessaro

Book Overview

In Depression-era Boston, a city divided by privilege and poverty, two unlikely friends are bound by a dangerous secret in this mesmerizing novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Perfume Collector -- now the inspiration for the film starring Katie Homes.

Maeve Fanning is a first generation Irish immigrant, born and raised among the poor, industrious Italian families of Boston's North End by her widowed mother...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062357557
• ISBN13: 9780062357557
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

I wasn’t expect much but was very pleasantly surprised

I really enjoyed this book. It has depth, heart, and a story of redemption and self-discovery, done the hard way. The beautiful illegitimate daughter of a stern Irish mother, Maeve returns from NYC with a terrible set of secrets. Her Italians school friends have moved on with their lives, but gradually her story comes out, to them and to her new employers, as she takes a job that leads her into her new life. But to get there she has to figure out why a girl she met in NYC needs her help, and how to help without completely losing herself. The end is lovely with a vision of the future for her, and unexpectedly, for others in her circle.