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The Broncle: A Curious Tale of Adoption and Reunion
The problem with discovering your the more digging you do, the dirtier you can get.Adopted into middle-class urban respectability, but with origins deep in the heart of a dramatic rural landscape, BRONCLE is a personal journey of discovery intrinsically linked to the bloody past of Ireland; a true story of smuggling, heartbreak, betrayal, adultery, and lifetime of deception and secrecy.
171 pages, Paperback
First published November 5, 2011
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October 13, 2019
Intriguing but short account of family secrets uncovered
This is autobiographical, it might have worked better as the basis for a novel or part of a longer autobiography, but the author had his reasons for wanting to write it. The question is, is there any point in reading it. This will depend on whether issues around adoption and complex family histories interest you. The book could be better written and edited; it has some repetitive parts, but it is quite readable. You don't get very much for your money in terms of pages per pound. It's a very personal account and I'm not sure I gained much from it.
This is autobiographical, it might have worked better as the basis for a novel or part of a longer autobiography, but the author had his reasons for wanting to write it. The question is, is there any point in reading it. This will depend on whether issues around adoption and complex family histories interest you. The book could be better written and edited; it has some repetitive parts, but it is quite readable. You don't get very much for your money in terms of pages per pound. It's a very personal account and I'm not sure I gained much from it.
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