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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 | The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo |@PushkinPress

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne10th February 2020Leave a comment

Japan’s greatest classic murder mystery, now published for the first time in English with Pushkin Press– The Honjin Murders [ About the Book ] In the winter of 1937, the village of Okamura is abuzz with excitement over the forthcoming wedding of a daughter of the grand Ichiyanagi family. But amid the gossip over the…

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 #SinsAsScarlet by Nicolás Obregón @NicObregon @MichaelJBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne23rd August 2018Leave a comment

Today I have my review of the new release from Nicolás Obregón, Sins As Scarlet. A fascinating novel!

#Blogtour #GuestPost ‘The Women’s Palace at Edo Castle’ @LesleyDowner #Japan

Blog Tour, Book Review, Guest PostBy Mairéad Hearne27th July 20172 Comments

I am so honoured to be joining Lesley Downer today on publication day of the paperback edition of her stunning novel The Shogun’s Queen. Lesley has written a wonderful guest post about the women of the Shogun’s Palace and I have also incorporated a repost of my review.

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