1. Band of Sisters - eBookThis product is an eBook
    Cathy Gohlke
    Tyndale House / 2012 / ePub
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    4.7 out of 5 stars for Band of Sisters - eBook. View reviews of this product. 33 Reviews
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  1. Kate
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Band of Sisters
    May 11, 2021
    Kate
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This review was written for Band of Sisters.
    I could NOT put this down!!
  2. eb7bibliophile
    High Desert West
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Troubled Women and Historical Scenes. Excellent.
    August 31, 2013
    eb7bibliophile
    High Desert West
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This story is historical fiction at its best. I felt that it took a long time for the story line to explain the title, but it fell into place. I was disturbed by the actions of the main character when she made questionable choices, but I feel that this was intentional, so we would be warmed by the resolution of the events. I sympathized with Maureen and her good intentions, and Olivia as well. The descriptions were wonderful. I could picture the city, and the factory, and the night-lit streets. I have a somewhat limited knowledge of 1910 New York City, but it felt accurate and believable to me. The plot had some gritty aspects and also a tender treatment of faith and grace. I am very grateful for a clean story with likeable characters.
  3. Christianfictionaddiction
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    A powerfully moving story
    August 8, 2012
    Christianfictionaddiction
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This review was written for Band of Sisters.
    The year is 1910. Desperate to protect her sister from a fate similar to one she herself has suffered, Maureen O'Reilly and her sister Katie Rose flee Ireland and the lustful eyes of the landlord's son. Seeking a fulfillment of a promise a Colonel Wakefield made to her father to repay a Civil War debt, Maureen and Katie Rose travel to New York. Upon arriving in America, they face one obstacle after another, almost facing deportation, learning that Colonel Wakefield has died, and having no money to their name. After Maureen uses deception to obtain employment at a department store, she soon learns about the mysterious "better jobs" offered upstairs at the store. When woman start disappearing, Maureen fears the worst. Maureen and some unexpected allies must fight against the evil stealing women from the city, banding together to seek justice, all while Maureen must learn to overcome her own stained past.

    Maureen and Katie Rose's story is a fascinating one, and I was immediately drawn into their story, into the injustices they encountered in Ireland and the poverty they found awaiting them in New York. I simply shuddered to think of two vulnerable woman being basically alone at that point in history, in a place where men were seeking to exploit them for their own desires and gain. The characters are beautifully developed, alive with colour and depth, set in the midst of difficult circumstances that fully invoked my empathy. The scenes involving the woman captured into the sex trade are truly heart-breaking and powerful in their portrayal of an unspeakable evil.

    Band of Sisters is a powerfully moving story, one that proved to be even more than I expected. I picked up the book expecting to be entertained - and I was. I picked up the book expecting to encounter a well-written read - and I did. But I did not pick up the book expecting my faith to be so challenged, to feel so moved to ask myself what Jesus would do, how I should respond in the face of social injustices, in the face of need. This book is not simply a poignant story, but a call to band together as Christians to confront the evil in this world, one person at a time.

    Cathy Gohlke's latest novel reminds me again why she has won two Christy awards. Her stories are simply masterfully told, and deserve to be read more than once. I highly recommend this book and award it 5 out of 5 stars.

    An advanced egalley of this book was provided by the publisher, Tyndale, for the purposes of this unbiased review
  4. patti lacy
    Normal, Illinois
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Gohlke has done it again!!!!!!
    June 13, 2012
    patti lacy
    Normal, Illinois
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This review was written for Band of Sisters.
    A determined Irish immigrant, with the scarlet S blazoned on her soul. Wealthy sisters, grieving for the father who left a legacy in his diary...or did he? A seedy underside of the city receiving the tired, the poor...and often abusing them in dark, hidden rooms.

    Handsome men. Evil men. The women who love them.

    In her fourth novel, award-winning Cathy Gohlke explores the life of Maureen O'Reilly, who's determined to eke out a living for herself and her younger sister in bawdy, harsh New York. When a letter of introduction addressed to the survivors of a prominent army veteran results only in slammed doors, Maureen internalizes her frustration with God, her distrust of men, and uses her wits to find sustenance.

    A compassionate benevolence worker, a loyal Irishman, and God's mercy links the O'Reilly sisters with a determined, though naïve band of reformers. Yet New York's seedy underside, which gobbles up innocent women and destroys them, threatens to blot out a future for Maureen and her sibling.

    You will cheer for Gohlke's heroines and heroes, race to the flood of an ending, shed a tear for those stained by heinous acts, and triumph with God's good, but don't miss the modern-day application of Cathy's book. Order it TODAY!
  5. Helen M
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: Female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Great Story of Immagration
    September 5, 2017
    Helen M
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: Female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This review was written for Band of Sisters.
    Band of Sisters, but Cathy Gohlke takes place in 1910 in New York City. When their mother dies, Maureen O'Reilly's aunt makes Maureen and her sister Katie Rose leave Ireland to travel to Ellis Island. Their father has a friend that sent a letter and money years ago for him to move there. Katie Rose is ill when they reach the USA and is hospitalized. Maureen goes to her father's friends home to find out he has past away and his family is not honoring his debt. Maureen accepts money from a man and uses that to set up an apartment for them. She gives false recommendations to obtain a job at a local department store. Maureen quickly realizes the department store is a front for a totally different type of business.

    Women began disappearing from the store and Maureen eventually tells others. She works together with a man who also traveled from Ireland and his employer to try to find the women.

    This is a great adventure to read. I really enjoyed the suspense that is written in the story. I wanted to just keep reading this story to see what was going to happen next. The parts in the story that really stand out for me are what it was like for immigrants who arrived in the United States and how the women from church got together to try to help the women immigrants.

    I feel anyone who enjoys reading historical fiction based on immigration will really enjoy this story.
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