Away in a manger, a Molly Murphy mystery, Rhys Bowen
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Away in a manger, a Molly Murphy mystery, Rhys Bowen
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eng
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Away in a manger
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Rhys Bowen
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a Molly Murphy mystery
Summary
It's Christmastime in 1905 New York City, and for once, Molly Murphy Sullivan is looking forward to the approaching holidays. She has a family of her own now. She and Daniel have a baby son and 12-year-old Bridie is living with them as their ward. As Molly and the children listen to carolers in the street, they hear a lovely voice and see a beggar girl, huddled in a doorway singing "Away in a Manger." Bridie is touched by the girl's ragged clothes and wants to help her out if they can. They give her a quarter, only to watch a bigger boy take it from her. But it turns out he is the girl's brother, and they've come from England and are living with an aunt who mistreats them terribly...
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