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Fall on your Knees

MacDonald, Ann-Marie, 1958- (Paperback - 2005, c1996)
Average Rating: 2 stars out of 5.
Fall on your Knees


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The story of a jinxed family, a catalog of rape, incest and death. James Piper abuses his daughter, atones by sending her to New York to study singing while he goes to war, she returns pregnant, dies in childbirth when her mother opens her to save her twins. One of the twins dies, mother commits suicide,

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The story of a jinxed family, a catalog of rape, incest and death. James Piper abuses his daughter, atones by sending her to New York to study singing while he goes to war, she returns pregnant, dies in childbirth when her mother opens her to save her twins. One of the twins dies, mother commits suicide, the second twin contracts polio while being baptized in a creek by an aunt, the aunt is raped by James. A first novel set in Nova Scotia early this century.

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Imprint: New York - Simon & Schuster
Pages: 508
Edition: 1st Touchstone ed
ISBN: 0743237196, 9780743237192, 0743237188, 9780743237185
Language: English
Notes: "A Touchstone book"
Statement of responsibility: Ann-Marie MacDonald
Characteristics: 508 p. :,ill. ;,21 cm.
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Nov 09, 2012
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  • Pisinga rated this: 1 stars out of 5.

I didn't get it. I do not like the composition of the book, lengthy description of "girls' games". I do not know if this is good or bad, but I could not read beyond half of this book.

Jan 31, 2012
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  • barbarad27 rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

An absolute Must Read!! Tugs at your emotions and I found myself unable to put it down. Fabulous!

Nov 15, 2011
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  • Jahknees rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

I loved this book just as much when I read it the second time. Compelling story with such incredibly flawed characters. It's funny how much I liked it when none of the characters are at all likeable.

Aug 09, 2011
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  • dendrocoro rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

Great read! I was hooked from page one. The story moved quickly and kept me enthralled every minute. Highly recommend.

Jul 19, 2011
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  • green_thumb rated this: 1 stars out of 5.

I had to stop reading this book. What is up with so many of Oprah's Book Club novels being utterly depressing?! If I am going to read a book I don't want to have to suffer through a fictional character's misery without any relief.

Jun 23, 2011
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  • emilysteeves rated this: 3 stars out of 5.

I finished this book, but had to think twice about it, particularly after Katherine's mother performs a post-mortem C-section with a large pair of scissors. Really a dismal tale, about how many lives one or two dysfunctional people can destroy. The last part, where Katherine's time and romance in New York was explained, was somewhat uplifting, albeit bittersweet, and overall did not make up for the bleak themes.

Apr 07, 2011
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  • ladybugg rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

I loved this story.It was like an accident you didn't want to see but could not look away.This book ploughed up my emotions

Mar 23, 2011
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  • Iridollae rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

Getting into the book was not especially easy, but the once in, I couldn't put it down; I remember quite clearly, it was about three in the morning when I finally finished. Found several parallels with The Way the Crow Flies, but it definitely has a life of its own. Little by little, all is revealed in this twisted knot of a tale.

Feb 23, 2011
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  • ireader rated this: 1.5 stars out of 5.

Couldn't finish it and I am reader.

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A complex story of lust, betrayals and long-held secrets, set in Cape Breton. The saga begins in 1899 when James Piper, 18, elopes with Materia Mahmoud, 13.

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