Finding Isobel

Finding Isobel by Mary Behan Laurance Gate Press, September 2023 Mazomanie, WI Who doesn’t love stories about a conflicted young woman who embarks on a quest to find her life? Who doesn’t love to be imersed in a plethora of emotions throughout the young woman’s journey? Who doesn’t love being shocked by......more

Finding Isobel is a new offering from gifted storyteller Mary Behan. It’s the saga of Isobel Babić, a young character from her earlier novel, A Measured Thread. In this new novel, life forces Isobel to emerge from the sheltering wing of her wise Irish mentor, Maggie O’Connor, and face the world on h......more

I've just completed "Finding Isobel" and found it absolutely delightful. I highly recommend this book; it was wonderful -- such a great story, taking me to lands beyond Wisconsin that I have not (yet) visited while dredging up sad memories of Yugoslavia in the 1990’s. And every time the story had th......more

Readers will be mesmerized by this beautifully written story of Isobel’s journey as she unlocks the secrets of her past. The vivid descriptions of her travels from Wisconsin to New Zealand and then Bosnia, and the unforgettable characters we meet along the way, make us feel like we experience these......more

From the first pages of Finding Isabel, I knew I was in the hands of a master storyteller. Isabel is obsessed with finding out why her biological parents gave her up for adoption. She takes us on a fascinating international journey from the Driftless area of Wisconsin to New Zealand, Bosnia, and Ita......more