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#Extract | #TheBirdInTheBambooCage by @HazelGaynor | @HCinIreland

ExtractBy Mairéad Hearne16th July 2020Leave a comment

‘From the Irish Times bestselling author of The Lighthouse Keeper’sDaughter comes an unforgettable story of courage and friendship, and the life-changing bonds formed between a young girl and her teacher duringWW2.Inspired by true events, The Bird in The Bamboo Cage will be published as we mark the 75th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in WW2, and…

#BookReview | #TheBirdInTheBambooCage by @HazelGaynor | @HCinIreland

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne3rd July 20206 Comments

‘Their motto was to be prepared, but nothing could prepare them for war. . .‘– The Bird in the Bamboo Cage [ Book Description ] China, December 1941. Having left an unhappy life in England for a teaching post at a missionary school in northern China, Elspeth Kent is now anxious to return home to…

#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…

The Lives Before Us by Juliet Conlin | #BookReview | #Blogtour | @JulietConlin |@bwpublishing

Blog Tour, Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne17th April 20199 Comments

Two women.A world at war.Can they survive the Shanghai Ghetto? [ About the Book ] It is April 1939, and, in Berlin and Vienna, Esther and Kitty face a brutal choice. Flee Europe, or face the ghetto, incarceration, death. Shanghai … They’ve heard it whispered that Shanghai might offer refuge. And so, on a crowded…

#BookReview The Emperor of Shoes by Spencer Wise @SpencerWise10 @noexitpress #EmperorOfShoes

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne19th July 20182 Comments

Today I have a review of a fascinating debut from Spencer Wise, The Emperor of Shoes. It will be published on 26th July by No Exit Press.

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