Tuesday 1 April 2008

The Cyber Miracles


...de WSKG/Off the Page:

"The Cyber Miracles" by Mary Pat Hyland opens with a scene of apprehension and glamorous excitement in New York City, turns from a silly misfortune to a personal tragedy and then whips its protagonist through incidents that are both trying and comical before settling into themes of genuine religious experience.
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All this happens with an Irish lilt and, for readers in New York's Southern Tier, a strong sense of local color.

Hyland's protagonist Maeve Kenny is a Binghamton girl who has found her dream job with the New York office of an Irish public relations firm called Clú (the name is Irish Gaelic for "renown" - there is a Gaelic glossary in the back of the book).
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Maeve is also dating a handsome soap opera actor and seems to be enjoying Irish luck when a foolish mistake costs her the job. She parts company with good Irish friends and goes back to her old hometown.

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