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Dowd, Siobhan

A Swift Pure Cry

310 pp. | Random/Fickling | April, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-0-385-75108-7 $16.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-385-75109-4 $19.99
(3) YA The tiny town of Coolbar in southern Ireland is scandalized when fifteen-year-old Shell Talent becomes pregnant. After the baby is found dead, suspicions abound: Was the father the new young priest? Or worse--Shell's own dad? The story, set in 1984, is evocative of time and place. Shell's confusion and overwhelmingly conflicted emotions will resonate with contemporary readers.
Reviewer: Laura A. Woollett

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