Irish Meadows (part one)

So let's introduce this weeks book, it's a historical fiction by a brand new author Susan Anne Mason. Let's take a peak at the back cover;
1911, Long Island, New York 

Brianna and Colleen O'Leary know their Irish immigrant father expects them to marry well. Recently he's put even more pressure on them, insinuating that the very future of their Long Island horse farm, Irish Meadows, rests in their ability to land prosperous husbands. Both girls, however, have different visions for their futures. 

Brianna, a quiet girl with a quick mind, dreams of attending college. Vivacious Colleen, meanwhile, is happy to marry--as long as her father's choice meets her exacting standards of the ideal groom. When former stable hand Gilbert Whelan returns from business school and distant relative Rylan Montgomery visits Long Island during his seminary training, the two men quickly complicate everyone's plans. 

As the farm slips ever closer to ruin, James O'Leary grows more desperate. It will take every ounce of courage for both sisters to avoid being pawns in their father's machinations and instead follow their hearts. And even if they do, will they inevitably find their dreams too distant to reach? 

Things to think about while reading...
I found it interesting to focus on an Irish family at this time, many people forget that there were white slaves in this country too, they were Irish. As you read do you think that predjuices against the Irish played a role is the way James O'Leary treats his daughters or his desperation? 

These characters are faced with some hard choices, how they make them seems to be directly coordinated with their love for their family. How does this affect your own decisions? 

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