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The Last Will of Moira Leahy
Author: Therese Walsh
Paperback: 304 pages(also available as Kindle, Hard Cover, and Large Print)
Publisher: Three Rivers Press (August 3, 2010)
Synposis:
Maeve was the fun loving twin; Moira was the quiet twin. Eventually, young love began changing Moira when they were 16 years old. But then tragedy struck. After Moira’s death, Maeve became more like her—quieter, more orderly, even boring.
After a decade of being a shadow of herself, Maeve wins a keris or Japanese dagger that reminds her of her childhood playing pirates with Moira. Not long after she finds her life plunged into chaos: anonymous notes, travel to Rome, and a strange riddle with roots in the past to unravel. Is Maeve’s adventure a gift to jolt her out of her routine existence or a punishment manipulated by a twin from beyond the grave?
Review:
Starting out I had three problems with this book romance, flashbacks, and paranormal. Three things I’m not crazy about. Well, The Last Will of Moira Leahy called me on all three.
I began thinking this story would be about a woman’s youthful romance and her adult romance. But it was the tale of two twins’ relationship and how it continued to unfold, with the surviving twin still being affected by her sister even after they were separated. Flashbacks can often be clunky and confusing but Walsh managed to weave them into the story in a natural way. Bravo! And the paranormal—or does it only seem paranormal?—provides the book’s biggest surprise.
Some books I think of as double reads. I want to speed through them, anxious to discover what happens to the characters. Caught up in the twists and turns of a wild plot. Then, as soon as I finish, I want to flip back to page one and read again so I can luxuriate in the descriptions, the settings, the side stories. The Last Will of Moira Leahy is a double read.
Even though it’s summer don’t just stick The Last Will of Moira Leahy in your “beach reads” pile. It’s great for curling up with a cup of hot chocolate, for your book club, and for your gift list. I think this book will appeal to many different types of readers. I recommended it to my mom and we rarely like the same book!