The Lady of Galway Manor by Jennifer Deibel

 


Annabeth DeLacy's father was  appointed landlord of Galway Parish in Ireland in the 1920s. Anabeth was bored with the British Court so she is ready for a new adventure. She talks her father into letting her apprentice with the Jennings' family jewelry shop. 

Stephen Jennings spends every day in the family jewelry shop selling the famed Claddagh ring. But Stephen has experienced some hard things in his life that have embittered his heart towards the ring, the shop and love, in general. 

At the same time, there is rumors of war for Irish independence from the British. Both the DeLacys and the Jennings experience some of the events of this time differently. Can they bridge the gaps of their differences?

The Lady of Galway Manor by Jennifer Deibel is a historical romance book set in Ireland. I really enjoyed the history in this book as I was not aware of what went on in these countries in the 1920s. I also found the history of the claddough ring to be quite interesting.  I really liked Annabeth. She seemed like a real sweetheart and I admired how her faith kept her going. However, Stephen was quite bitter and his character reflected that at times so he was harder to like. Annabeth's dad seemed like a pretty unsavory character and I had a hard time finding some of the family relationships to be believable. I also did find this book to be fairly predictable in the plot. There weren't really any surprises. However, sometimes, a person just wants to know they are going to get a happy ending. If that is the book that you are looking for, then I recommend The Lady of Galway Manor.

I received a copy of this book through the author and the publisher. All opinions within this review are my own.

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