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All We Shall Know by Donal Ryan
4.0

A beautiful and heartbreaking novel set in deep Ireland.
Donal Ryan puts us perfectly in Melody's shoes. We feel the her need for atonement and the remorse that she feels for her past. We understand her worry for her father and her love for her new friend, Mary, we watch her try to deal with the problems of a small traditional town whilst carrying someone other than her husband's child. Ryan perfectly describes the importance of female friendship and the possibility that these two women from entirely different backgrounds can fit together in each other's lives so wonderfully.
Ryan's novel will leave to you think about the importance of those around us and the unequivocal love that they give us.

Thank you to NetGalley for an eBook copy of this in exchange for a review.