The Godforsaken Daughter is the 3rd book in the Tailorstown series, but can easily be read as a standalone story. It is set in the small village of Tailorstown in Ireland during "The Troubles". Ruby Claire is the oldest of three girls, but the only one still living at home. She worked the farm with her father until his death 7 months earlier. She wants to continue farming, but her mother says no. She sells the livestock and rents the land to others. Ruby is distraught and when she finds her grandmother's suitcase containing some items for spells, she begins hearing voices and almost kills herself while trying to see her father again. Her mother wants her in the hospital, but the local psychiatrist treats her as an outpatient. This is also Dr. Henry Shevlin's story as he searches for his wife who has gone missing. Why does Ruby's mother treat her so badly? How does the title fit this story?

This is a story that takes ordinary people living in small villages in Ireland and tells their stories trying to live on their farms, make a living and getting mixed up with the IRA. My heart broke for Ruby. She is dealing with her grief, but her mother is making life very difficult for her. Her sisters come home and she is treated like Cinderella, what is going on. There were characters from the previous books in this one, but I had not read the others, so they were just characters. I really liked Rose, especially as she took Ruby under her wing and helped her to make some decisions for her life. Dr. Shelvin was a good psychiatrist, but was dealing with his own problems. He doesn't allow them to affect his career at all. As the story come to an end, all my questions were answered and the storylines all ended nicely. I found this to be a slow book, with descriptive writing, but it didn't really draw me in. It was an okay read for me.