McDermott, Alice

In Long Island in the sixties, Rick and Sheryl are high school sweethearts abruptly separated by Sheryl's mother when she discovers her daughter is pregnant.

Set in an Irish American neighborhood at the end of World War II, Billy Lynch's friends and family have gathered to mourn him and reflect on the mysteries of love, fate and the terrible result of lies told to spare a friend pain.

Set on Long Island in the sixties, Rick and Sheryl, high school sweethearts who become lovers, take matters into their own hands when faced with the strict conventions of time and place when Sheryl becomes pregnant.

Theresa recalls her fifteenth summer as the most sought-after babysitter in Long Island, and the challenges of caring for her fragile younger cousin while crossing over into the world of adulthood.

Theresa recalls her fifteenth summer as the most sought-after babysitter in Long Island, and the challenges of caring for her fragile younger cousin while crossing over into the world of adulthood.

"The story of a Brooklyn-born woman's life - her family, her neighborhood, her daily trials and triumphs - from childhood to old age"--Provided by the publisher.

Story of an Irish-Catholic family on Long Island told through the eyes of two sisters and their brother.

A young woman, cousin to the late Billy Lynch who has just died of alcoholism, traces the story of his lost love, discovering her own father's role in trying to keep Billy from being hurt by the truth about Eva, and contemplating the effect her father's lie had on the rest of the family.