A Place Called New Hope

by Catherine McGreevy

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Utopian communities were not something I was familiar with until I read this novel. Apparently, there were more than a few attempted in the middle of the 19th century, in both England and the United States.

The historical aspects of the story are interesting. The idea of establishing a community with the goal of helping the poor is admirable, but the execution of this story is a little lacking and got boring through the establishment of the community.

I didn’t connect well with Letty. She was okay, but I didn’t care for her as much as I could – possibly because of the callous way she married to get access to her money and her dream. She was certainly eccentric and passionate about her dreams. Patrick was better, but I didn’t like how indifferently he behaved towards Letty through most of the book.


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