Following the curves of the twentieth century, FALL ON YOUR KNEES takes us from haunted Cape Breton island in Nova Scotia through the battlefields of World War I into the emerging jazz scene in New York City, and immerses us in the lives of four unforgettable sisters. The children of a driven and ambitious father, the sisters -Kathleen, the oldest, a beautiful talent intent on a career as an opera diva; Frances, the drunken rogue and child prostitute; Lily, the pseudo-saint cripple; and Mercedes, the fervent Catholic and protector of the flock - are swept along by the tumult of events and of their own desires. This is a story of family relationships, racial strife, miracles, attempted murder, birth and eath, and an extraordinary love affair.
| ISBN: | 9780099740513 |
| Publication date: | 3rd July 1997 |
| Author: | AnnMarie MacDonald |
| Publisher: | Vintage an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 566 pages |
| Genres: |
Historical Fiction Modern and Contemporary Fiction |