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Romance · 1996 · PG-13

Born in Shame

by Nora Roberts

Shannon Bodine travels to Ireland to find her biological family—and finds more than she expected.

For14+GenreRomanceLength383 pagesRead time~10.6 hoursCommunity ratings0

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Violence

Barely any

No significant violence

Language

Barely any

Irish vernacular; mild strong language

Sexual Content

A lot

Sensual explicit scenes

Substance Use

Some

Irish social drinking

Emotional Intensity

Some

Grief over a parent; identity disruption from learning about a secret family

What this book is about

Shannon Bodine learns after her mother's death that her biological father was Irish—a man her mother had a brief affair with decades ago. She travels to County Clare, meets the Concannon family, and finds belonging she didn't know she was missing—and Murphy Muldoon, who has been waiting for her. Born in Shame concludes the Irish trilogy warmly.

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Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

Explicit romantic content

Illegitimacy and family secrets

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