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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 #BoysDontCry by Fíona Scarlett | @Scarlett_for_ya

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne19th May 20232 Comments

‘Being pushed in a Tesco trolley round the back of the flat. Joe giving us all a shot, but letting me stay the longest. Pushing me faster. Spinning and laughing while crashing into the overflowing double-steel bins’– Boys Don’t Cry [ About Boys Don’t Cry ] They say boys don’t cry.But Finn’s seen his Da…

#BookReview of #TheLastDaysOfJoy by Anne Tiernan | @HachetteIre

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne28th March 2023Leave a comment

‘EVERY FAMILY HAS SECRETS. SOME ARE JUST BETTER AT HIDING THEIRS…‘– The Last Days Of Joy [ About The Last Days of Joy ] MEET THE TOBIN FAMILY …Joy, the complicated, troubled motherShe’s spent her life running from her past while trying to raise her children as best she can. Conor, the high-achieving eldest childA…

#BookReview of #QueenBee by @ciarageraghty | @HCinIreland

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne17th February 20232 Comments

“She’s earned her stripes. But the hive’s misbehaving . . .“– Queen Bee InsomniaHow do I have three extra adult males – and a small yappy dog – living in my house when I need to grow into a graceful and sexual midlife woman? RageAm furious. AnxietyWhat’s going to happen to my career if I…

#BookReview of #InLittleStars by Linda Green | @LindaGreenisms @QuercusBooks

Blog Tour, Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne9th February 2023Leave a comment

‘A modern-day Romeo and Juliet’– In Little Stars In Little Stars by Linda Green published February 2nd with Quercus Books and is described as a ‘powerful and emotional’ read. It is a pleasure to be joining the blog tour today with my review of In Little Stars, a book that was inspired by real-life events…

#BookReview of #WeAllWantImpossibleThings by Catherine Newman | @CatheriNewman

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne31st January 20232 Comments

‘For fans of Nora Ephron and Sorrow & Bliss, We All Want Impossible Things is a deeply moving, jubilant celebration of life and friendship at its imperfect, radiant, and irreverent best.‘ (Publisher quote) [ About We All Want Impossible Things ] Who knows you better than your best friend? Who knows your secrets, your fears, your desires, your…

#Bookreviews of Without Warning and Only Sometimes by Kit de Waal and This is Gonna End in Tears by Liza Klaussmann

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne7th September 2022Leave a comment

I have to tell you about two new books that I read on my recent break that I really enjoyed and I hope you will too. One is a memoir and one is fiction, so both very different yet both very engaging and beautiful reads. Without Warning and Only Sometimes by Kit de Waal Kit…

#BookReview of #ThisBeatingHeart by Laura Barnett | @wnbooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne17th August 2022Leave a comment

‘It was up to her now; everything was up to her; she needed only to make a choice and step towards it, out from the shadows and into the light’ [ About the Book ] At forty-three, Christina Lennox thought her future was settled: marriage to Ed, children, a house of their own. But this…

#BookReview of #OtherPeoplesHusbands by Elizabeth Noble

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne2nd August 20223 Comments

‘From the million-copy No.1 bestselling author, Elizabeth Noble, comes another trademark emotionally complex drama about family, friendship, marriage and love.’– Other People’s Husbands [ About the Book ] Sometimes friendship crosses a line . . . A group of close friends, their bonds forged at the nursery gates two decades ago, have celebrated, commiserated and…

#BookReview of #AtTheTable by Claire Powell | @FleetReads

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne9th July 20222 Comments

“The point is, we’re all grown-ups here. You talk about us being old – how old are you two? You’re not children any more. You’re in your thirties. These things…happen”– At the Table [ About the Book ] To Nicole and Jamie Maguire, their parents seem the ideal couple – a suburban double act, happily…

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