We watch the children grow up and become women. The book is long enough (at 654 pages) to allow the reader to become satisfyingly immersed in the day-by-day drama. The players in Fall On Your Knees are all sharply defined and act their roles to perfection. Born under mysterious circumstances and with a mystical brother named Ambrose, she walks with a weak leg and wears her brace with a satisfied pride. Enter Lily, the last child in this unusual household. Each of the characters finds their own way to handle what they must endure. The darkness of human nature is explored in the actions of the father. There the plot allows life to intervene, to upset carefully laid plans. Two other daughters follow - Mercedes and Frances - adjuncts to Kathleen's future. All his efforts go into providing the best training for her. In the early 1900s, he meets and marries fourteen year-old Materia, who is Algerian.Īfter daughter Kathleen is born, James determines that she is extremely talented she has a beautiful voice. We are introduced to James Piper, who is Irish. ' A long time ago, before you were born, there lived a family called Piper on Cape Breton Island'. The first line of Fall On Your Knees sets the scene. Fall On Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald
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