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John J. Riley

    Eileen O'Connell
    5 & 10 Cent Girl
    Burning Ambition
    Two Lives Up on the Hill
    Sarah's Life
    Vocation
    • 2017

      Vocation

      • 270 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      Vocation Fr. Jim Nolen became a priest to bring God to man and man up to God. He is an idealist. He is brought to reality when he is exposed to a grave moral disorder practiced by the hierarchy. Thus Fr. Nolen takes a moral position against the church, breaking his vow of obedience. His life is never the same. This is a rare look into an ever-so-human Catholic Church.

      Vocation
    • 2015

      Burning Ambition

      • 206 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      From his humble beginning in South Phila politics to his election as Governor of Penna Jim Devlin's life is a story of true love and driving political ambition.

      Burning Ambition
    • 2014

      Two Lives Up on the Hill

      • 236 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      The story of Marie Cameron and Tom O'Leary whose lives are lived in the beautiful village of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. Marie, a lawyer, lives a quality and privilege life. Tom, a carpenter, lives a plain and simple life. Their combined stories make for an unforgettable tale that spans 40 years.

      Two Lives Up on the Hill
    • 2012

      Sarah's Life

      • 242 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Sarah's Life is a journey from the last decade of the 19th Century to the first half of the 20th Century. The life and times of Sarahs Murphy. It is a story of joy and sorrow - triumph and disaster, success and failure. A life lived to the fullest. A testment to the best of the human spirit. To rise about all reverses with grace and dignity Sarahs life is a life one will remember.

      Sarah's Life
    • 2011

      5 & 10 Cent Girl

      • 190 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      The story of a lunch counter girl from Woolworth's 5 and 10. Her life, through a series of circumstances takes her to a highly successful business carees. During her ascent, she realizes that success isn't the only thing she needs for a fulfilling life. Her budding friendship of seventeen years comes to fruition and results in a surprisingly tender and sensitive romance.

      5 & 10 Cent Girl
    • 2009

      Eileen O'Connell

      • 184 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Set in the late 1940's in beautiful Center City Philadelphia, Rittenhouse Square and the Main Line, this is the story of Eileen O'Connell and John Doyle, an unusual friendship. It is a loving, tender memory of a beautiful friendship that spanned almost 60 years. Eileen's quest for true love is a lifetime pursuit falling short of the prize.

      Eileen O'Connell