Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and author for the opportunity to read and review this book.
The story revolves around 3 women - Nora has just lost her husband. They were trying to take care of their grandson, whom Nora remembers as a happy baby. After their daughter died, their son-in-law couldn't care for the boy and dropped him off with his grandparents. Dealing with her grief over her husband, Nora hires Mary, a young teenager from a nearby town to help her with the boy and the farm duties. The young boy can neither talk nor walk and spends most of its time screaming and crying. The two are beside themselves and turn to an old woman who is believed to have magical curing abilities. They believe the boy has been taken by fairies and they have to do various treatments to get the boy returned.
I remain a bit conflicted on this book. It's beautifully written and I enjoyed learning more about Irish folklore as well as how difficult lives were back in the 1800s in rural Ireland.
However, the story dragged for me as well as became repetitive. I found myself just wanting to get to the part with some answers and didn't enjoy the journey too much.
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