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#BookReview of #BuriedAngels by Patricia Gibney @trisha460 @BooksSphere

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne31st January 2022Leave a comment

A family built on lies.Someone knows the truth…– Buried Angels [ About the Book ] Bubbles of cold sweat trickled down Faye’s spine. The hole wasn’t empty. Before she could turn and run, she caught the two sightless eyes staring up at her. Only then did she scream. When Faye Baker discovers a fragile child’s skull behind…

#BookReview of #Violeta by Isabel Allende

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne31st January 20226 Comments

One extraordinary woman.One hundred years of history.One unforgettable story.– Violeta [ About the Book ] Violeta comes into the world on a stormy day in 1920, the first daughter in a family of five boisterous sons. From the start, her life is marked by extraordinary events, for the ripples of the Great War are still…

#BookReview of #ThePaperPalace by Miranda Cowley Heller

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne27th January 20228 Comments

‘And I thought: now there is no turning back.No more regrets for what I haven’t done.Now only regrets for what I have done.’– The Paper Palace [ About the Book ] On a perfect August morning, Elle Bishop heads out for a swim in the pond below ‘The Paper Palace’ – her family’s holiday home…

#BookReview of #TheWinterGuest by W.C. Ryan |@WilliamRyan_ | @ZaffreBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne25th January 20224 Comments

‘The drive leads on through the trees towards the big house, visible through the winter-stripped branches. Its familiar windows stare down at Harkin, mirroring the sea and the shore . . .’The Winter Guest [ About the Book ] January 1921. Though the Great War is over, in Ireland a new, civil war is raging.…

#BookReview of #TheHappinessFactory by Jo McMillan

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne24th January 2022Leave a comment

‘Where the skin of the earth shudders into the foothills of the Shunhua mountains, in a clearing above the mist and fringed with frangipani, Mo Moore set up a factory which, to this day, makes happiness’– The Happiness Factory [ About the Book ] Mo Moore, estranged daughter of a sex-aid entrepreneur, regards her father…

#BookReview of #TheMaid by @NitaProse @HarperFiction

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne19th January 20222 Comments

‘I am your maid.I know about your secrets. Your dirty laundry.But what do you know about me?‘– The Maid [ About the Book ] Molly the maid is all alone in the world. A nobody. She’s used to being invisible in her job at the Regency Grand Hotel, plumping pillows and wiping away the grime,…

#BookReview of #RememberMyName by Sam Blake @samblakebooks | @CorvusBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne18th January 20222 Comments

‘If she’d turned off her phone, instead of listening in, perhaps no one would have died…‘– Remember My Name [ About the Book ] When Cressida Howard catches her entrepreneur husband playing away from home, she hires security expert Brioni O’Brien to get the evidence she needs for a speedy and financially rewarding divorce. But…

#BookReview of #PastaMike by @andrewcotto

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne17th January 2022Leave a comment

‘A testimony to the bonds men share and the vulnerabilities beneath the stoic surface’– Pasta Mike [ About the Book ] Mike O’Shea and Andy Cotto knew each other their entire lives. Born days apart on the same block, baptized in the same water, the two friends were inseparable growing up and into adulthood. After…

#BookReview of #BreakingPoint by @edelcoffey | @BooksSphere

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne13th January 20229 Comments

‘An innocent mistake. A lifetime of guilt.’– Breaking Point [ About the Book ] Susannah has two beautiful daughters, a high-flying medical career, a successful husband and an enviable life. Her hair is glossy, her clothes are expensive; she truly has it all. But when – on the hottest day of the year – her…

#BookReview of #Mosaic by Caragh Bell | @BellCaragh | @PoolbegBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne11th January 2022Leave a comment

FAME IS A FUNNY THING… THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS YOUR NAME BUT NO ONE REALLY KNOWS YOU– Mosaic [ About the Book ] Madison Ryan is Ireland’s pop princess. Adored by hordes of fans, she seems to have it all. Luxurious hotels, celebrity-filled parties and millions in the bank, she is one of the most…

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