JOHN J. SIEFRING
Born in the village of Easkey, Ireland just before World War II, Cara Brannan dreams of becoming a nurse and starting a new life in America. Her mother, an Irish suffragette, encourages Cara to set goals and be fiercely independent. She moves to Dublin and begins nurses training at Saint John’s Hospital, forging friendships and encountering obstacles as a young single woman. Then she meets Aiden Whyte. Like-minded, Cara and Aiden join forces, marry, and journey to the States as newlyweds.
Welcoming their son Caleb into the world, Cara embraces motherhood. As a new mother and nurse in New York City, she struggles, facing class conflict, gender discrimination and career barriers, as well as loneliness. Cara endures because of her strength of character, compassion, and an irrepressible joy of life.
As Caleb comes of age, it’s his turn to carve out a place for himself during the late 1960s—a time of turbulence, protest, and incredible change. He finds New York to be a challenge but filled with opportunity.
Caleb’s Window will quietly move into your heart and mind, remaining long after you turn the final page.
"Caleb's Window is the second novel by John J. Siefring, author of An Important Day. I was so taken with An Important Day, that I've been waiting for Siefring's second offering. It does not disappoint! .....physical and emotional descriptions are so rich and full that the characters and happenings seem very real to this reader. I even found myself reading with an Irish-lilt!..... author does an excellent job of covering the world events as Cara arrives from Ireland through when Caleb reaches adulthood.....a generational saga. This gives a great time perspective and shows what was coloring the personal worlds of the characters. Altogether, I found Caleb's Window a good, heartwarming read and highly recommend it to others. 4.5 stars from me!! Kudos to the author for providing a second novel as intimate and warm as his first!" - Kathryn Fuchs, Goodreads
"Going into this, I had no idea what to expect.....I ended up really enjoying it.....loved the characters.....how the story was woven together.....very well written.....wonderful historical fiction." - Jessica DeLillis, LibraryThing
