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Retrieved 17 December Retrieved 6 March Retrieved 30 August Her salvation arrives in an unlikely form: Bridget O'Connell, an Irish maid working for a wealthy Boston family. Bridget lives only in the pages of a dusty old s diary Natalie unearthed in her mother's basement. But the life she describes is as troubling - and mysterious - as the one Natalie is trying to navigate herself, almost a century later.

I am writing this down because this is my story. There were only ever two people who knew my secret, and both are gone before me. Who was Bridget, and what became of her? Natalie escapes into the diary, eager to unlock its secrets, and reluctantly accepts the help of library archivist Kathleen Lynch, a widow with her own painful secret: Kathleen sees in Natalie traces of the daughter she has lost, and in Bridget, another spirited young woman at risk.

What could an Irish immigrant domestic servant from the s teach them both? As the troubles of a very modern world close in around them, and Natalie's torments at school escalate, the faded pages of Bridget's journal unite the lonely girl and the unhappy widow - and might even change their lives forever. Hardcover , pages. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about So Far Away , please sign up. This question contains spoilers… view spoiler [Did anyone else make it to the end and feel absolutely disappointed? I mean, Bridget's notebook didn't resolve anything that was happening to Natalie, nothing was resolved about why Carmen's Natalie's mother birth certificate was altered, and what the hell happened with Christian and Natalie?

Or even Natalie and Hannah? Such bad writing to me Joe Lee Providing resolutions isn't the same as good writing. It's actually closer to bad writing, if you think that literature should mirror life.

Writing …more Providing resolutions isn't the same as good writing. Writing should help you understand wake up to the world around you. That's why I thought this book was so good -- it makes the reader aware of the lives of people who are worth caring about. The great British writer Penelope Fitzgerald once said, "I have remained true to my deepest convictions -- I mean to the courage of those who are born to be defeated, the weaknesses of the strong, and the tragedy of misunderstandings and missed opportunities which I have done my best to treat as comedy, for otherwise how can we manage to bear it?

I think Meg Mitchell Moore's book is faithful to Fitzgerald's idea. That's the most you can ask from any novel, that long after you've read it, its characters live on in your mind. See all 3 questions about So Far Away…. Lists with This Book. May 10, Lyndz rated it liked it Shelves: The main and most central theme of this book is bullying and its ramifications.

Anyone who is considering reading this should know this right up front. For some reason or another, I thought this book was going to be about this neato mysterious old diary, and watching the characters as they discover the history and story behind the diary. While this did happen, to some extent, it was definitely more of a side note. The main theme is bullying.

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Why do I say bullying is the central theme? The lady who The main and most central theme of this book is bullying and its ramifications. The lady who wrote the diary; Bridget, an Irish immigrant, was bullied as a teen by her female employer, who at one point resorts to physical violence. Natalie, the person this story revolves around is being bullied constantly, you will find out what happens to her if you read it. Kathleen is an older lady who works at the State Archives. She is a little bit psychotic because she lost her daughter to drug abuse caused by peer pressure.

She is constantly trying to fill the void. She sees a bit of her daughter in Natalie and so has latched on to Natalie like human crazy glue. I am punny Despite of or maybe because of? Natalie, our other main character, is being bullied via text message and online by her former best friend and another girl.

Yes, Natalie is young and therefore should get a little bit more leeway with doing unintelligent things than your average character. But, I found her to be weak and stupid. The plot is steady , and I can see how a certain audience would be captivated enough to read it all in one sitting, but at times the plot was a bit too disjointed for my taste. The whole reading of the diary thing felt kind of odd to me.

The characters were reading the diary with each other or sometimes by themselves, so it would jump from modern day story to the next part of the diary story. But it was like there was too much preamble leading up to the diary story between the readings. It is always fun to check out a new author that has a style of writing that is different than what I am used to.

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If you want to read a rather depressing book that drives home the fact that girls can be cruel and bullying can lead to drug abuse, violence, and poor self image then this is the book for you. If you are already pretty clear on these facts, you could probably skip it. I would also like to say that if you are a teacher or otherwise work with teenage girls, you may gain some insight from this book, however, I personally found the majority of the bulling to be too extreme and unrealistic. As well as the historical aspect of the diary. Thank you to goodreads and Hachette Book Group for the free copy of this book and the opportunity to read it.

I received this book for free from goodreads first reads program, but that in no way influenced this review. May 26, Rosie rated it liked it. A lonely archivist, Kathleen Lynch, emotionally scarred by the loss of her own husband and daughter, befriends a teenage girl, Natalie Gallagher, who is struggling with the divorce of her parents and cyberbullying from girls at school.

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This unlikely pair comes together through mutual interest in a mysterious diary written in the s by an Irish nanny, Bridget Callaghan, who has secret struggles of her own. Some Thoughts Spoiler-ish, fair warning: I read books that are pretty much guaranteed to be at least well-written. So, I thought I was going to have to fake some nice things to say about this one, and that it would be a total disappointment because I acquired it so freely and easily.

The real potency of this novel comes from the Natalie Gallagher storyline. Moore very aptly captures the plight of the teenage girl. She is surly and impatient with them.

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Natalie looks to her parents as sources of strength, and she is deeply angry at them for being fallible and coming up short in their responsibilities to her. Natalie desires someone solid and aware in her life, and she learns the hard lesson that all children must eventually face: The cyberbullying thread of the story is incredibly true to life. Natalie gets bullied by her ex-best friend and another girl, jealous of the attention Natalie receives from one of the boys in their grade.

Moore expertly depicts the cruelty and calculating nature of insecure teenage girls through the constant bombardment of texts, voicemails, pictures, and website posts that Natalie suffers through. Natalie feels betrayed, helpless, and lost. She loses all self-confidence and becomes very angry at the world. This book practically screams at the reader, sending a strong message about the harsh realities of cyberbullying. There are some flaws within this book, however. I just could not hear the Irish immigrant nanny. I could not hear the Roaring Twenties.

The character of Kathleen Lynch is another really off-putting component of this book for me. I simply could not stand her. She is a sniveling, pathetic wimp of a character. There were some points in time where I wanted to throw the book at the wall. Her fixation on her lost daughter, Susannah, drove me crazy. I do concede that that may have been the point; Kathleen was drowning in her own losses. Overall, this book passed the time pleasantly. See an extended review at my literary blog here: Sep 29, Dawn rated it really liked it Shelves: I impulsively snagged this from the library this Saturday morning.

Despite laundry, housekeeping and beginning the colossal job of packing to move into our new house, I finished it this afternoon. Moore is an author I was not familiar with but she's definitely on my radar now. This story just kept moving. It wasn't thrilling, or action packed, yet so compelling. Kathleen works in a archives library in Boston. Years ago, her daughter Susannah ran away after Kathleen confronted her about suspected d I impulsively snagged this from the library this Saturday morning. Years ago, her daughter Susannah ran away after Kathleen confronted her about suspected drug use.

Natalie is a young teenager struggling with her parents recent separation and her mothers inability to function since. To make matters worse, Hannah who's been her best friend since kindergarten, has suddenly ditched her and along with her new best friend, popular Taylor Grant, is cyber bullying her through vicious texts.

When they are brought together through a genealogy school project Natalie needs Kathleen's help on, it changes the trajectory of both their lives in ways neither could have guessed.

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The writing was tight and highly readable. It garnered emotions, empathy and interest. Deftly making me care about each character, their lives and its problems, and had me cheering for a happy ending for all of them. An engrossing and lovely story about family, friendship and perseverance in the face of adversity. Aug 29, Stacy rated it liked it. This story had such great potential, with 3 separate stories being woven together. One of those stories comes from a tall, skinny yet beautiful 13 year old girl whose mother is nearly non-existent, her father is busy finding someone else to love and her best friend has become one of her cyber bullies.

Another part of the story is an older lady who has 'lost' her only child, and then the third comes from a very old book found in a basement. I was intrigued, because I love that concept of finding This story had such great potential, with 3 separate stories being woven together. I was intrigued, because I love that concept of finding old diaries. I did like the story, but I feel a little let down. I don't need to have every aspect resolved in the endI like a good story that makes you wonder a bit--but it felt like the author decided, 'i don't know how i want this to end, so i will just leave it at that'.

The characters seemed to get thinner and thinner as the ending approached and then the story line just dissolved into nothing. I was left wondering 'why didn't this character do this' and 'whatever happened to so and so? Moore's writing style and feel she has talent, but I think she could have done better with the ending. Feb 20, Chris Ficcardi rated it it was amazing Shelves: The lives of three women; a teen deeply affected by modern-day cyber-bullying, an early twentieth century Irish immigrant servant girl, and a middle aged archivist, are spun together in a story that transcends time.

I have not been so transfixed by a book in a long, long time. Upon finishing So Far Away I immediately special ordered a c The lives of three women; a teen deeply affected by modern-day cyber-bullying, an early twentieth century Irish immigrant servant girl, and a middle aged archivist, are spun together in a story that transcends time.

Even the teenaged character, Natalie, is able to speak to the reader in ways that make her both believable as a teen; with emotions, thoughts, and responses that actually seem to emanate from a young woman. This is such an amazing talent for a writer to have. It is striking how she is able to speak in all three voices authentically and give honor to each. But enough talk of what a great writer Meg Mitchell Moore is…this is a just a great novel! Natalie, 13, uncovers a dusty notebook in her basement and undertakes the task of attempting to discover who the mysterious writer of the crumbling journal was and why it was in her cellar!

The third character, Bridget, plays out through the journal itself. Written almost a century before, the notebook details her life as a new immigrant from Ireland who has come to Massachuestts to be in service to a wealthy North Shore family. Great writing and a well thought out storyread it!!! May 28, Jennifer rated it it was ok. Oh, how the blurb for this book deceived me.

I thought it would be flip flopping back and forth in time telling 2 different stories. And, while you do have a subplot involving the diary of a woman from the 's, it is only the impetus to move the present day story along. I found this book highly depressing.

And the storyline involving cyberbullying was incredibly anxiety provoking, in my opinion. It felt to me like so many other contemporary women's fiction where the characters are floating thr Oh, how the blurb for this book deceived me. It felt to me like so many other contemporary women's fiction where the characters are floating through life in a fog-like state, unable to deal with the hand life has dealt them. While the main characters' storylines resolve, to a degree, I found the ending to be unsatisfactory and left many loose ends.

I read novels to escape not to play out exactly as real life would and, for that reason, I am unable to recommend this book. However, if realism is what you're looking for, it is definitely a well-written if unsatisfying to this reader novel. May 08, Alex rated it did not like it Shelves: So I won an advanced readers copy of this book for the purposes of reviewing, I imagine.

I got about a page in and already knew-- the characters would be irritating. More on that another time. The two mains are dealing with harsh realities: The way the author approaches the mindsets of each just seems rather Also, the author Hm. After a second failed attempt to release the video, they solved the problem by hosting the music video on YouTube. The music video directed by Wayne Isham features the four remaining members of the band playing in a studio and also riding in a Chevrolet Impala through a neighborhood possibly Huntington Beach , where the band originated.

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