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The Eulogist 3 1/2 stars - rounded up

PBT NOTE: This book was a replacement, in July, on my TRIM list. The only reason I can think I put it there, is that I was trying to cull some of the "Big books" I so carelessly placed on "My 36" at the start of the challenge. Thank goodness-the replaced book was 629 pages.

Well, another surprising read! The Eulogist tells the story of a Plantation of Ulster family(Ulster, an area in Ireland, was colonized by the British and Scottish Protestants who were loyal to the Crown. Here is more information on that):

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantation_of...)

Our protagonist, Olivia, is one of three children who emigrate to The New World with their parents. They arrive in America in 1819 and settle in Cincinnati. The story follows Olivia and her two brothers for 70 years, as each of them takes a different path in carving out a life for themselves. One of the main topics being abolitionists and the river that separates free men on the Ohio side from slavery on the Kentucky side.

I was at a firm 3 stars through out most of the story. The story was well told, the characters well formed. Still something always seemed to be missing for me. Then I got to the closing chapter. The last 5 pages of the book brought everything together-all the pieces I thought were missing had been there all along. Bravo Terry Gamble Bravo!