The Irish Nanny (Sandy Taylor)

Rose lives in the small Irish town of Ballykillen with her mother and sisters. They are very modest and Rose is delighted when she and her friend Polly get a job in a hotel in Cork. There, she meets a gentleman, David, who later asks her to work for his family as companion for his wife. By accepting this offer, Rose embarks into a life changing experience which sees her travel to London and to New York with this family. But it is the WWII and their lives are turned upside down by the war events and will never be the same again.
This is a really nicely written book where the atmosphere of times and places is so well rendered. Lovely descriptions of Ireland and interesting ones of New York at that time. The musicality of the Irish language comes through in the dialogues and the thoughts Rose expresses and the family love in Rose’s family comes through very beautifully.
I enjoyed the rhythm of the story throughout the book except for the very end which felt too quick for me, and I would have loved a slower landing to the story.
Overall a very pleasant read.