The Lady of Galway Manor

 I am a mixture of Scottish, Irish and British ancestry.  I can tell the difference in their accents and their particular slang.  They are separate countries that are part of the United Kingdom.  This story is about the differences and their similarities.

Lady Annabeth of Galway Manor is given the opportunity to apprentice at a silversmiths in Galway.  This silversmith is known for making the Claddagh rings.  I was given a claddagh ring as my wedding ring in a previous marriage. The claddagh ring represents love, loyalty and friendship. I have no idea why her father would agree to this other than he would use this later to persuade her to go on the path he is insistent on. Annabeth meets the people of the town and is drawn in.  She learns their stories and history. She comes to love the area. 

It is a book of the have and the have nots.  The issue is what do they really have.  Stephen and his friends and family have each other to rely on and to assist in times of need.  Lady Annabeth and her family had no one to turn to when disaster struck the Manor.  But the citizens of Galway were there to help.  

Will Annabeth receive the love, loyalty and friendship she so desires?  

I enjoyed this story.  I loved the location in Ireland.  It does make you want to go there and have a pint at the local pub. Maybe there will be a band and a good singalong as well.  

I received this book from Revell to give a review.

Jennifer Deibel is the author of A Dance in Donegal. Her work has appeared on (in)courage, on The Better Mom, in Missions Mosaic magazine, and in other publications. With firsthand immersive experience abroad, Jennifer writes stories that help redefine home through the lens of culture, history, and family. After nearly a decade of living in Ireland and Austria, she now lives in Arizona with her husband and their three children. You can find her online at www.jenniferdeibel.com.