Reading group guide for fall on your knees by annmarie macdonald 1 in the prologue silent pictures, the author sets the scene through a narrators voice and drops you into the middle of the piper familys tangled relationships. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Theirs is a world filled with driving ambition, inescapable family bonds, and forbidden love. Fall on your knees by annmarie macdonald goodreads. Its kind of like a supersized rollercoaster whose last nervejangling swerving turn and earthward plunge comes when you least expect it.
Moving and finely written, fall on your knees is by turns dark and hilariously funny, a storyand a worldthat resonate long after the last page is turned. Sep 22, 2015 fall on your knees is her first novel. Following the curves of history in the first half of the twentieth century, fall on your knees takes us from cape breton island, nova scotia, through the battlefields of world war 1, to the emerging jazz scene in new york city, and into the lives of four sisters. Fall on your knees amnesty international book club canada. Fall on your knees book discussion, apr 5, annmarie macdonald wove a complex tale of family secrets and the lives they destroy. He was good at his job and was reasonably prosperous. Fall on your knees is the story of james piper, who was orphaned as a teenager, and became a selftaught piano tuner. Obtenez votre kindle ici, or download a free kindle reading app. Fall on your knees is probably the most intricately and exquisitely plotted book in canadian literature. Jan 25, 2011 download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read fall on your knees.
Following the curves of history in the first half of the twentieth century, fall on your knees takes us from haunted cape breton island, nova scotia, through the battle fields of world war one, to the emerging jazz scene of new york city and into the lives of four unforgettable sisters. Its episodic rises and falls have the same sort of pageturning, cliffhanging appeal of that lesser medium. Listen to fall on your knees by annmarie macdonald at. The book was a finalist for canada reads 2010, when it was defended. Fall on your knees by annmarie macdonald, paperback barnes. Macdonald skillfully shifts the story backward and forward in time, giving it a mythic quality that allows dark, halfburied secrets to be gracefully and chillingly revealed. Fall on your knees is filled with forbidden love and taboos. Devotion to people, religion, causes, and ideals is a key theme in the novel. Rent fall on your knees oprahs book club by annmarie. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This page contains details about the fiction book fall on your knees by published in 1996. Please enter your name, your email and your question regarding the product in the fields below, and well answer you in the next 2448 hours. Set on stormy cape breton island off nova scotia, fall on your knees is an internationally.
As i was reading, i thought, this author must have spent some time in a mental institution. If you need immediate assistance regarding this product or any other, please call 1800christian to speak directly with a customer service representative. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Lush choral writing builds throughout the piece to a glorious peak before ending in soft reflection. Nova scotia, to new york city in the 1920sadd texture to an entrancing narrative. Used books may not include companion materials, may have some shelf wear, may contain highlightingnotes, may not include cds or access codes. Fall on your knees, awardwinning actor and playwright annmarie macdonalds sprawling and powerful first novel, reads like a literary soap opera, but one whose mature themes are far from the pulp and cliches of daytime television. Set on stormy cape breton island off nova scotia, fall on your knees is an internationally acclaimed muligenerational saga that chronicles the lives of four unforgettable sisters. Her first play, goodnight desdemona good morning juliet, was premiered in 1988 by the. Although this audio edition is abridged, at 10 cds, i did not feel that. Winner of the commonwealth writers prize for best book. Fall on your knees oprahs book club paperback january 24, 2002.
Pepper choplin has seamlessly woven original music and lyrics around the beloved carol o holy night to create a striking and memorable christmas eve anthem. Fall on your knees 1996, the debut historical novel by annmarie macdonald, tells the story of a broken family and its numerous secrets over five generations. Pdf fall on your knees by annmarie macdonald download pdf. Based in a small canadian town in the late 1800s through the midtwentieth century, the novel tells the story of the relationships between the father james, his wife materia, and their three daughters, kathleen, mercedes, and frances. She received the governor annmarie macdonald is a canadian playwright, novelist, actor and broadcast journalist who lives in toronto, ontario. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Its not your run of the mill soap opera, but a tragic epic spanning several generations. Fall on your knees by annmarie macdonald book club. This book may turn off a few readers with its dark themes and taboo topics, but i think the patient reader should find fulfillment by the end of the book. About the author annmarie macdonald is a writer and an actress. At the eye of the storm is one secret that threatens to shake their lives evn destroy them. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. Set largely in a cape breton coal mining community called new waterford, ranging through four generations, annmarie macdonalds dark, insightful and hilarious first. Literary guild and doubleday book club alternate selections.
Well, many times during the reading of fall on your knees, i would say, how can that be happening now. It is a story of inescapable family bonds, terrible secrets, and of miracles. Fall on your knees by annmarie macdonald the piper family is steeped in secrets, lies. Set on stormy cape breton island off nova scotia, fall on your knees is an internationally acclaimed multigenerational saga that chronicles the lives of four unforgettable sisters. The international bestselling novel, fall on your knees, has been translated into seventeen languages and received the commonwealth prize, the canadian authors association award and two canadian booksellers association libris awards. Fall on your knees by annmarie macdonald, 1997, random house of canada, limited edition. Fall on your knees by annmarie macdonald loyal books. The novel takes place in late 19th and early 20th centuries and chronicles four generations of the complex piper family. Optional orchestral accompaniment is available to enhance the performance of this striking piece. Fall on your knees oprahs book club mass market paperback october 29, 2002. Fall on your knees oprahs book club 9781565116924 by annmarie macdonald and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices.
Used books may not include companion materials, may have some shelf wear, may contain highlightingnotes, may not include. Fall on your knees ebook written by annmarie macdonald. Fall on your knees book cover download the discussion guide. Fall on your knees book by annmarie macdonald official. Set on stormy cape breton island off nova scotia, fall on your knees is an internationally acclaimed multigenerational saga that chronicles the lives of four unforgettable sister. Fall on your knees oprahs book club by macdonald, annmarie january 24, 2002 paperback will be shipped from us. Novelist and dramatist annmarie macdonald is the author of the internationally bestselling and awardwinning novel fall on your knees and the way the crow flies. Apr 22, 2020 fall on your knees oprahs book club by macdonald, annmarie january 24, 2002 paperback will be shipped from us. The uniqueness of macdonalds voice, and of her approach, lies in her ability to distillshe can capture, deftly, the fleeting moment, the fragmented feelings that make up so. Fall on your knees won the 1997 commonwealth writers prize for best first book, and was an oprah winfrey book club selection. Chronicling five generations of this eccentric clan, fall on your knees follows four. Set on stormy cape breton island off nova scotia, fall on your knees is an internationally acclaimed multigenerational saga that chronicles the lives of four. Fall on your knees the piper family is steeped in secrets, lies, and unspoken truths. Fall on your knees by annmarie macdonald librarything.
This study guide consists of approximately 61 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of fall on your knees. What a wild ride i couldnt turn the pages fast enough, oprah winfrey told her viewers as she announced fall on your knees as her february 2002 book club selection. Whatever is meaningful, whatever is going to take me to the next level with these characters. Many times during the reading of fall on your knees, i would say, how can that be happening now. Goodreads members who liked fall on your knees also liked.
Moving and finely written, fall on your knees is by turns dark and hilariously funny, a story and a world that resonate long after the last page is turned. This book is the 1405th greatest fiction book of all time as determined by. Buy fall on your knees oprahs book club book online at low. She is also the playwright of goodnight desdemona, gosly funny, this is an epic tale of five generations of sin, guilt, and redemption.
As the 19th century ends, young james piper travels from the breton hinterland to the civilized port of sydney seeking his fortune, and in no time at all he acquires a child bride, a house built by. Fall on your knees by rachel gardner nook book ebook. At the eye of the storm is one secret that threatens to shake their lives even destroy them. Fall on your knees was an oprah book club selection and has all the elements of a great book to discuss with friends wonderfully complex characters, a few unexpected plot twists and those pivotal decision points, where a characters choice determines the fate of the book. From awardwinning canadian actress and playwright macdonald comes a fullbodied, everrolling debut, the story of a talented cape breton family with more than its share of repression and tragedy. Find books like fall on your knees from the worlds largest community of readers. Fall on your knees by the 1405th greatest fiction book of.
It was selected for oprah winfreys book club and the commonwealth writers prize, and it has been well received by readers. Macdonald won the commonwealth writers prize for her first novel, fall on your knees, which was also named to oprah winfreys book club. The piper family is steeped in secrets, lies, and unspoken truths. Listen to fall on your knees audiobook by annmarie macdonald. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read fall on your knees. Click or press enter to view the items in your shopping bag or press tab to. Family, fiction, sisters, families, family nova scotia cape breton island fiction, sisters nova scotia cape breton island fiction.
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