Echoes Carol Shields novel Very Good (top corner of

Very Good (top corner of dust jacket spine is taped)

the larger than life central stone sees to it that the overall ring is beautiful

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each with their own dark plans of conquest and plunder

Echoes Carol Shields novel Very Good (top corner ofGrowing up in a seaside town, Clare O'Brien and David Power shout their hearts' desires into the echo cave, praying that their destiny will lead them far away from Castlebay, the small town in which they live. Years later, in Dublin, their paths cross again David following his father's footsteps, is studying medicine, and Clare has won a scholarship to University College. But eventually Castlebay draws them back and it is against a backdrop of empty