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O'Hara's Choice (2003)

af Leon Uris

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Fifty years after his first novel, Battle Cry, took the world by storm, Leon Uris returns to the topic that first inspired him to write books that captivate, educate, and thrill -- the Marine Corps. In the years following the Civil War, first-generation Irish-American Zachary O'Hara, son of a legendary Marine and a force of a man in his own right, finds himself playing a critical role in the very future of the Marines. If he can persuade the Secretary of the Navy that the Marines are more crucial than ever to America's safety and security -- all the while hefting a heavier secret weight in his heart -- he'll save the corps and make his career. But there's an obstacle in his path that this warrior had not planned on. Amanda Blanton Kerr, the daughter of a ruthless industrialist, is a woman on a mission of her own; passionate, obstinate, and whip-smart, she's an heiress poised to blaze a trail for her sex. O'Hara's Choice is the story of the inevitable collision of these two handsome, fighting spirits. Getting their souls' desire could jeopardize everything they -- and their parents before them -- scraped and struggled to achieve. Duty to country, love of family, and a tormented passion intertwine in this latest epic by Leon Uris, international bestselling author of such classics as Exodus, Trinity, and Battle Cry. A riveting, sweeping tale in inimitable Uris style, O'Hara's Choice is this master of the historical novel at his most brilliant.… (mere)
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The military history in this one was interesting, but I was bored otherwise with this book. ( )
  JBarringer | Dec 15, 2023 |
Unfortunately, not one of Uris's better works. According to the Publisher's Note at the front of the book "Leon Uris passed away in June 2003, shortly after reviewing his copyedited manuscript." Methinks that the man didn't have enough strength to do a proper job of editing and it shows.

Private Zachary O'Hara is in the Marines where he has found a family of sorts. His father, Paddy, also a Marine died of cancer just as Zach entered the Marines. His mother died of TB just after his birth and his father abandoned him to the care of his aunt Brigid for some years until Brigid became too ill to look after him. Paddy's old mates look after him as a way to repay the debt they owe Paddy for saving their lives. Then the lovely and rich Amanda Kerr comes across Zach and decides she wants him. What started out as a fling becomes a serious love for both of them but they know they can never have a life together. Or can they? That is O'Hara's choice. ( )
  gypsysmom | Aug 7, 2017 |
Leon Uris has written some genius books, but this isn't one of them. It starts as a promising historical fiction dealing with the formation of the US marine corp, but soon descends into a turgid and pointless romance novel. At that point I gave up too. ( )
  pratalife | Feb 9, 2014 |
Leon Uris has written some genius books, but this isn't one of them. It starts as a promising historical fiction dealing with the formation of the US marine corp, but soon descends into a turgid and pointless romance novel. At that point I gave up too. ( )
  pratalife | Feb 9, 2014 |
I think I'm getting much pickier about what fiction is worth my time as I get more interested in non-fiction. This wasn't good enough to keep reading. Too many other good things waiting! ( )
  aketzle | Jan 9, 2012 |
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Fifty years after his first novel, Battle Cry, took the world by storm, Leon Uris returns to the topic that first inspired him to write books that captivate, educate, and thrill -- the Marine Corps. In the years following the Civil War, first-generation Irish-American Zachary O'Hara, son of a legendary Marine and a force of a man in his own right, finds himself playing a critical role in the very future of the Marines. If he can persuade the Secretary of the Navy that the Marines are more crucial than ever to America's safety and security -- all the while hefting a heavier secret weight in his heart -- he'll save the corps and make his career. But there's an obstacle in his path that this warrior had not planned on. Amanda Blanton Kerr, the daughter of a ruthless industrialist, is a woman on a mission of her own; passionate, obstinate, and whip-smart, she's an heiress poised to blaze a trail for her sex. O'Hara's Choice is the story of the inevitable collision of these two handsome, fighting spirits. Getting their souls' desire could jeopardize everything they -- and their parents before them -- scraped and struggled to achieve. Duty to country, love of family, and a tormented passion intertwine in this latest epic by Leon Uris, international bestselling author of such classics as Exodus, Trinity, and Battle Cry. A riveting, sweeping tale in inimitable Uris style, O'Hara's Choice is this master of the historical novel at his most brilliant.

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