Caleb's Window: A Novel

By John J. Siefring

Born in the village of Easkey, Ireland just before World War II, Cara Brannan dreams of becoming a nurse and starting a new life in America. Her mother, an Irish suffragette, encourages Cara to set goals and be fiercely independent. She moves to Dublin and begins nurses training at Saint John's Hospital, forging friendships and encountering obstacles as a young single woman. Then she meets Aiden Whyte. Like-minded, Cara and Aiden join forces, marry, and journey to the States as newlyweds.Welcoming their son Caleb into the world, Cara embraces motherhood. As a new mother and nurse in New York City, she struggles, facing class conflict, career barriers, and loneliness. Cara endures because of her strength of character, compassion, and an irrepressible joy of life.As Caleb comes of age, it's his turn to carve out a place for himself during the late 1960s-a time of turbulence, protest, and incredible change. He finds New York to be a challenge but filled with opportunity.Caleb's Window will quietly move into your heart and mind, remaining long after you turn the final page.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1984032194
• ISBN13: 9781984032195
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.7" x 5.5"