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#BookReview of #FallingAnimals by Sheila Armstrong | @Sheela_no_gig | @BloomsburyBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne25th May 20234 Comments

‘The disquieting story of an unidentified man as told by those who crossed paths with him on the last day of his life‘– Falling Animals [ About Falling Animals ] On an isolated beach set against a lonely, windswept coastline, a pale figure sits serenely against a sand dune staring out to sea. His hands…

#BookReview of #TheLastDance by @MarkBillingham

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne24th May 20232 Comments

‘You were desperate for a day or two to catch your breath or even just looking to recharge your batteries after a major inquiry and someone decided to poison their husband or stab a passer-by because they didn’t like their trainers. People were so bloody inconsiderate, sometimes.’– The Last Dance [ About The Last Dance…

#BookReview of #TheHappyCouple by Naoise Dolan | @wnbooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne23rd May 20234 Comments

‘From the author of Exciting Times‘– The Happy Couple [ About The Happy Couple ] Meet the wedding party:THE BRIDE AND GROOMCeline and Luke are meant to get married and live happily ever after. But Celine’s more interested in playing the piano, and Luke’s a serial cheater. THE BRIDESMAIDPhoebe, Celine’s sister, is meant to finish college…

#BookReview of #SoPretty by Ronnie Turner

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne22nd May 2023Leave a comment

‘There is something malignant about the place. The blinds are up, its eyes are open, and I wonder if I have made a mistake in coming here’– So Pretty [ About So Pretty ] Fear blisters through this town like a fever… When Teddy Colne arrives in the small town of Rye, he believes he…

#BookReview of #TheMessWereIn by Annie Macmanus | @Wildfirebks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne17th May 20236 Comments

‘I’m a Londoner now. I’m a voice in the noise. I’m ready.’– The Mess We’re In [ About The Mess We’re In ] It’s the turn of the millennium and, landing in London with nothing but her CD collection and demo tape, Orla Quinn moves into a squalid Kilburn house with her best mate and…

#BookReview of Henry VIII: The Heart and the Crown by Alison Weir | @headlinepg

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne12th May 20234 Comments

‘Six wives. One King. You know their stories. Now it’s time to hear his.‘ [ About Henry VIII: The Heart and the Crown ] A second son, not born to rule, becomes a man, and a king… In grand royal palaces, Prince Harry grows up dreaming of knights and chivalry – and the golden age…

#BookReview of #TheIslandOfLonging by @AnneGriffin_ | @SceptreBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne10th May 20232 Comments

‘Would you ever give up trying to find your child, if they vanished without a trace?’– The Island of Longing [ About The Island of Longing ] One unremarkable afternoon, Rosie watched her daughter Saoirse cycle into town, expecting to hear the slam of the door when she returned a few hours later. But the…

#BookReview of #TheSecretElephant by Ellan Rankin | @HachetteKids

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne9th May 20232 Comments

‘The true story of an extraordinary wartime friendship‘– The Secret Elephant [ About the Book ] As war looms on the horizon, things are changing at Belfast Zoo. Before, screeching monkeys dangled in trees, roaring lions sunbathed on the dusty ground and sniffling meerkats patrolled their enclosure. But now, people have stopped visiting and there…

#BookReview of Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne8th May 20238 Comments

‘Put me out with the bins’, he said, regularly. ‘When I die, put me out with the bins. I’ll be dead, so I won’t know any different’– Strange Sally Diamond [ About the Book ] Sally Diamond cannot understand why what she did was so strange. She was only doing what her father told her…

#BookReview of The Queen of Dirt Island by Donal Ryan

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne4th May 20232 Comments

‘Saoirse was the name that revealed itself. Freedom.’The Queen of Dirt Island [ About The Queen of Dirt Island ] ‘The Aylward women are mad about each other, but you wouldn’t always think it. You’d have to know them to know – in spite of what the neighbours might say about raised voices and dramatic…

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