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Born in Shame

  • 1996 first published
  • 357 pages
  • ★ 3.7 (7 ratings)
  • 27 editions

Nora Roberts's Born in Shame (1996) is a romantic suspense novel. The story is set in Ireland. Readers will find themes of irish Americans, women artists, americans and family secrets.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, and 70 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 27 editions across 5 languages.

It runs to roughly 357 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Born in Shame

A talented graphic artist, Shannon Bodine's life revolved around her job at a prestigious New York advertising agency. But her world was turned upside-down when she learned the identity of her real father: Thomas Concannon. Respecting her late mother's last wish, Shannon reluctantly traveled to County Clare. There, her loneliness and shame melted away in the embrace of the family she never knew existed. And amid the lush Irish landscape steeped in mysticism and legend, she discovered the possibility of a love that was meant to be...
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Irish Americans
  • Women artists
  • Americans
  • Ireland
  • Love stories, American
  • Contemporary romance
  • Family secrets
  • Sisters
  • Manners and customs
  • Suspense romance
  • Irish americans

Quick answers

Who wrote Born in Shame?

Born in Shame was written by Nora Roberts and first published in 1996.

What genre is Born in Shame?

It is usually shelved as Romantic Suspense.

How long is Born in Shame?

The median edition has 357 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Born in Shame?

Readers who like it often enjoy Feverborn, The Girl with Green Eyes and The Demon Lover (Chivers Sound Library).

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