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    O'Hara's Choice
    O'Hara's Choice
    O'Hara's Choice
    Audiobook14 hours

    O'Hara's Choice

    Written by Leon Uris

    Narrated by Jack Garrett

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    • Marine Corps

    • Love & Relationships

    • Personal Growth

    • Family Dynamics

    • Family Relationships

    • Star-Crossed Lovers

    • Prodigal Son

    • Forbidden Love

    • Mentor

    • Hero's Journey

    • Wise Old Mentor

    • Rags to Riches

    • Loyal Friend

    • Noble Savage

    • War Is Hell

    • Social Class & Privilege

    • Personal Growth & Self-Discovery

    • Sacrifice

    • Social Norms & Expectations

    • Love & Romance

    About this audiobook

    Two decades after 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 as the very existence of the Marine Corps is being decided. If he can help persuade the Secretary of the Navy that the Marines will be crucial to America's security in years to come -- all the while hefting a heavy, 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 hadn't planned on. Amanda Blanton Kerr, the daughter of a ruthless industrialist, is on a mission of her own; passionate, obstinate, and whip-smart, she's an heiress poised to blaze a trail for all women.

    O'Hara's Choice is the story of the inevitable collision of these two handsome, fighting spirits, in which getting their souls' desires could jeopardize everything they -- and their parents before them -- scraped and struggled to achieve.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateOct 4, 2005
    ISBN9780060856007
    Author

    Leon Uris

    Internationally acclaimed novelist Leon Uris ran away from home at age seventeen, a month after the attack on Pearl Harbor, to join the Marine Corps, and he served at Guadalcanal and Tarawa. His first novel, Battle Cry, was based on his own experiences in the Marines, which he revisited in his final novel, O'Hara's Choice. His other novels include the bestsellers Redemption, Trinity, Exodus, QB VII, and Topaz, among others. Leon Uris passed away in June 2003.

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    • 3/5
      I would love to write some big long in depth analysis of this book but really if your reading this and you haven't read the book...... stop reading this, get into you transportaion(car, bus, friends car, bike, chevrolegs.. whatever) go to the library/book store and get this book. It's not some life changing awe inspiring though put to ink. But I have to say that it is a fantastic book and a strange one. It's on my definate re-read list. Check it out.
    • 3/5
      The military history in this one was interesting, but I was bored otherwise with this book.
    • 3/5
      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.
    • 1/5
      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.
    • 1/5
      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!
    • 4/5
      I forgot how much I like Uris' writing style in the years since I've read any of his books. I enjoy his kind of history, which is saying a lot because history is very rarely something I want to read about. I have no idea if this story is one-sided or riddled with inaccuracies as some claim about his other books. I know that while I was reading it I was feeling history come alive for me - which was rare and enjoyable.I enjoy his strong and vivid characters, which were as strong in this book as in others. Perhaps stronger than in QB VII and not quite like Ari from Exodus.I will definitely recommend this book even though I haven't included in my must reads.
    • 4/5
      A Promising Series Cut Short

      Uris’ death, three months prior to this book’s publication, not only cut short the career of a great novelist, but also another sequel.

      I loved his novels Trinity, Redemption and QBVII. They were great stories spun in the tradition of historical novels. His story-telling ability and character creation communicate the humanity of the age and culture about which he writes.

      O’Hara’s Choice is no exception. Patriotic Duty and family loyalty duel in this tale set in the Gilded Age that followed the U. S. Civil War. Leon Uris was a great writer. He had the ability to create characters who communicate the age and times in which Uris set his novels.

      The worst part of coming to the end of this book is the nagging awareness that this is the last Uris novel the reader will read.