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Blog Tour: Rebel Sisters by Marita Conlon-McKenna: A Book Review

Rebel Sisters Author: Marita Conlon-McKenna Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Transworld Digital Release Date: February 1, 2016 Pages: 400 Source: This book was given to me by TLC Book Tours in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Published for the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising, Rebel Sisters is the Number One Irish bestseller from award-winning novelist Marita Conlon-McKenna, who writes with all the emotional depth and warmth of Maeve Binchy.      With the threat of the First World War looming, tension simmers under the surface of Ireland.      Growing up in the privileged confines of Dublin’s leafy Rathmines, the bright, beautiful Gifford sisters Grace, Muriel and Nellie kick against the conventions of their wealthy Anglo-Irish background and their mother Isabella’s expectations. Soon, as war erupts across Europe, the spirited sisters find themselves caught up in their country’s struggle for freedom.       ...