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Fork in the Road
Fork in the Road
Author: Denis Hamill
Soon To Be A Major Motion Picture From Academy Award®Â­winning Director Barry Levinson With this stunning literary portrait of ill-fated love played out amid the romantic squalor and violent underpinnings of contemporary Dublin and New York, Denis Hamill has crafted a work of greater resonance than anything he has yet writ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780671016746
ISBN-10: 0671016741
Publication Date: 3/1/2001
Pages: 496
Rating:
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
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4.3 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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Helpful Score: 2
I absolutely loved this book. I can't remember where I got it or what drew me to it, but I loved it and only an abundance of books in a little house (and a somewhat grouchy husband) has led me to post it here.

The story is simple: Colin, an aspiring film-writer, travels to Ireland to gain knowledge and experience for his screenplay. He is from Irish stock and wants to see how a typical American is treated in Ireland today. As he enjoys a pint at the pub, he feels his pocket picked by a beautiful young Gypsy named Gina. He completely falls for her - and is drawn into a side of Ireland he didn't suspect existed with Gina's family and occupation. Somehow he manages to survive it all and "rescues" a now-pregnant Gina and her daughter. They return to the U.S. and Colin begins a roller-coaster ride of unexpected twists and turns as he alienates his friends and family to live his life with Gina. More surprises - legal and not-so-legal - await as her family shows up to destroy Colin's home and further interrupt his work on "the great screeplay" that he hopes to sell. It is a love story full of real life and it is a great, entertaining read.
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