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Having already read Ella Enchanted and Fairest I was excited to see another Gail Carson Levine book. But in the end I was a little disappointed. The storyline was a little bit clumpy and the characters didn't have a lot of dimension, and although I found it interesting reading from both the main characters' points of view and applaud the author for being bold enough to experiment with writing styles, it didn't make for very smooth reading. Other than that it was a decent read. I would recommend it as a bedtime book for 10-14 year olds, as each chapter is very separate from the others, making it an easy book to stop and come back to.

Is it possible to tell the story of a generation and a city through the history of a restaurant? Ella Brady thinks so. She wants to film a documentary abuot Quentins that will capture the spirit of Dublin from the 1970s to the present day. After all the restaurant saw the people of a city become more confident in everything from their lifestyles to the food that they chose to eat. And Quentins has a thousand stories to tell: tales of love, of betrayal, of revenge, of times when it looked ready for success and of times when it seemed as if it must close in failure. Quentins is presided over by the apparently unflappable Patrick & Brenda Brennan, whose efforts have made the place a legend in the life of Dubliners and visitors alike. But even the Brennans have a story and a problem that is hidden from the public gaze. As Ella uncovers more and more of what has gone on at Quentins, she begins to question the wisdom of capturing it all in a documentary. Are there some stories that are too sacred to be told, some secrets that must be kept? By getting to know the people that pass through the doors of Quentins, Ella has finally gotten to know herself.

this is a great book about baseball and the troubles for carribean immigrantsthis book taught me that no matter how bad things are there is always hope