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Monthly Archives: April 2020

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#BookReview | #TheBookOfLongings by @suemonkkidd | @TinderPress

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne16th April 202011 Comments

I am Ana.I was the wife of Jesus..– The Book of Longings [ About the Book ] Ana is a rebellious young woman, a gifted writer with a curious, brilliant mind, who writes secret narratives about the neglected and silenced women around her. Raised in a wealthy family in Galilee, she is sheltered from the…

#BookReview of #TheCuttingPlace by @JaneCaseyAuthor | #BlogTour with @HCinIreland

Blog Tour, Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne15th April 20204 Comments

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE CHIRON CLUB YOU MUST BE:1. Filthy rich2. Extremely powerful3 Totally ruthless4. Guilty?WELCOME TO THE CUTTING PLACE I am thrilled and honoured to be kick-starting the blog tour with Harper Collins Ireland today for The Cutting Place by Jane Casey. Yes folks Maeve Kerrigan is back in this very dark…

#eightandahalfstone by @LizJonesGoddess | #Spotlight | #BlogTour | @midaspr | @MJPGroup

SpotlightBy Mairéad Hearne14th April 2020Leave a comment

Inspired by her own long-term struggles with an eating disorder, Liz Jones’ debut comic novel Eight and a Half Stone is an honest look at how women view their bodies, and themselves.– Eight and a Half Stone I am delighted to be on tour today with Eight and a Half Stone by author, and renowned columnist, Liz Jones. It…

Hiding in Plain Sight by @eoghanegan | #Extract

ExtractBy Mairéad Hearne10th April 20202 Comments

‘A vicious serial killer roams the Irish Midlands, with his sights set on the next victim‘– Hiding in Plain Sight Hiding in Plain Sight by Eoghan Egan is the first book in a trilogy of crime fiction novels. Described as ‘the stunning debut from Ireland’s hottest new crime writer‘ it was published in January 2020…

#BookReview | I Am Dust by Louise Beech | #IAmDust

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne9th April 20202 Comments

A haunted theatreA murdered actressThree cursed teenagersA secret that devastates them all– I Am Dust [ About the Book ] The Dean Wilson Theatre is believed to be haunted by a long-dead actress, singing her last song, waiting for her final cue, looking for her killer… Now Dust, the iconic musical, is returning after twenty…

#Extract from #TheMessage by Mai Jia | #Blogtour

Blog Tour, ExtractBy Mairéad Hearne8th April 2020Leave a comment

‘From the most translated Chinese novelist of our time‘– The Message I am delighted to be joining the tour for The Message by Mai Jia. Translated by Olivia Milburn and published with Apollo (HoZ imprint) The Message is described as ‘a dazzling literary thriller set in Japan-occupied China‘ I have an extract to share with…

#BookReview | And Then There Were None by #AgathaChristie

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne7th April 202013 Comments

Voted the clear winner in a global vote to find the world’s favourite Agatha Christie book for her 125th birthday in 2015– And Then There Were None [ About the Book ] 1939. Europe teeters on the brink of war. Ten strangers are invited to Soldier Island, an isolated rock near the Devon coast. Cut…

#BookReview | The Fallout by Rebecca Thornton

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne6th April 20204 Comments

The accident.The lie.The fallout will be huge . . . = The Fallout [ About the Book ] When Liza’s little boy has an accident at the local health club, it’s all anyone can talk about. Was nobody watching him?Where was his mother?Who’s to blame? The rumours, the finger-pointing, the whispers – they’re everywhere. And…

#BookReview | #TheSecretOfEvelineHouse by @SheilaForsey | @PoolbegBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne3rd April 20204 Comments

‘A tale of tangled secrets and a search for the truth. The past cannot lie silent forever’ – The Secret of Eveline House [ About the Book ] It’s 1949 and playwright Violet Ward has returned from London with her husband Henry and young daughter Sylvia, to take up residence in Eveline House in County…

#BookReview | #MyPearShapedLife by Carmel Harrington |@HappyMrsH | @HCinIreland | @HarperFiction

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne2nd April 20202 Comments

‘You don’t have to be pearfect to be happy’– My Pear-Shaped Life [ About the Book ] Meet Greta. She’s funny. She’s flawed. She’s hiding so much behind her big smile she’s forgotten who she is. But Greta is about to discover that the key to being happy is…being you. Greta Gale has played the part of…

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