What Matters Most

What Matters Most is a recent novel by Luanne Rice. Rice is a very prolific writer who has the ability to create memorable characters that readers care for deeply.

Here we meet James (Seamus) Sullivan and Kathleen Murphy. Two orphans who grew up together in a Dublin orphanage and were raised by nuns. We also meet Tom Kelly and Sister Bernadette Sullivan. Their four lives are intricately woven together long before they even know it.

This is a novel about the enduring power of love, faith and family. The story moves from Ireland to New England, from cliffs and seashores in one country to the other. Although not her best novel, it is still an engaging, hard to put down read.