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Felicia's Journey
by William Trevor

Published: 1999-10-10
Paperback : 224 pages
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Felicia is unmarried, pregnant, and penniless. She steals away from a small Irish town and drifts through the industrial English Midlands, searching for the boyfriend who left her. Instead she meets up with Mr. Hilditch, who is looking for a new friend to join the five other girls in his ...
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(Felicia is unmarried, pregnant, and penniless. She steals away from a small Irish town and drifts through the industrial English Midlands, searching for the boyfriend who left her. Instead she meets up with Mr. Hilditch, who is looking for a new friend to join the five other girls in his Memory Lane. But strange, sad, terrifying tricks of chance unravel both his and Felicia's delusions in a story that will magnetize fans of Alfred Hitchcock and Ruth Rendell, even as it resonates with William Trevor's own "impeccable strength and piercing profundity" (The Washington Post Book World).

"A page-turner marked by brilliant psychological suspense."-- The Philadelphia Inquirer

"Perfectly executed and chilling. . . . A sad and oddly moving tale of lost opportunities and misplaced hopes."-- Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
A New York Times Notable Book
Winner of the Whitbread Fiction Prize and the Sunday Express Prize
Felicia's Journey appeared on the Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, New York Newsday, and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists

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  "An interesting storyline with interesting characters."by Trisha P. (see profile) 05/30/08

The story line is thought provoking and creepy. It led to a really good discussion with a lot of unique view points.

 
  "thought it was okay..."by Angie M. (see profile) 05/29/08

I didn't by any means think it was a bad read and would recommend it to someone. But I didn't think it was a page turner or psychologically thrilling or suspenseful. I kept waiting for something exciting... (read more)

 
  "I kept hoping for a happy ending and there was none...."by Terry S. (see profile) 05/21/08

The character's were extremely well developed - you feel like you know them.

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