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#bookreview Woman of The Hour by @janelythell

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne11th May 20173 Comments

My review today is of a novel by Jane Lythell. Woman of the Hour is a behind the scenes look at what happens after the cameras stop rolling. Although a fictional novel, Jane Lythell draws from her own wealth of experience as a TV producer for 15 years.

#bookreview things I should have said and done @colettemcauthor

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne29th April 2017Leave a comment

My review today is of a book a little different. ‘things i should have said and done’ is a novel that challenges our idea of the afterlife. Written by Colette McCormick there is something quite special about this book

#bookreview In Deep Water @samblakebooks @BonnierZaffre

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne6th April 20173 Comments

I am so excited today to be reviewing ‘In Deep Water’ by Sam Blake. This is Book 2 in the crime fiction series featuring Garda Cat Connolly…

#bookreview ~ The River at Night by Erica Ferencik @EricaFerencik @BloomsburyRaven

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne19th January 2017Leave a comment

‘When the adventure of a lifetime… becomes a fight to stay alive’ The River At Night is a novel written by Erica Ferencik, borne out of her frustration of being unable to find such a novel in the bookshops. Published in January 2017 by Raven Books (Bloomsbury), I was delighted to receive a copy to…

#Bookreview ~ Commonwealth by Ann Patchett @BloomsburyBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne10th January 20172 Comments

‘A powerful tale of a family’s far-reaching bonds of love and responsibility – and a meditation on inspiration, interpretation and the ownership of stories.’ Commonwealth is the first novel I have read by Ann Patchett and I loved it. The story-line, the era, the characters all lending to a fascinating insight into the aftermath of…

#bookreview ~ The Shogun’s Queen by Lesley Downer @LesleyDowner

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne22nd November 20162 Comments

‘Only one woman can save her world from barbarian invasion but to do so will mean sacrificing everything she holds dear – love, loyalty and maybe life itself . . .’ – The Shogun’s Queen The Shogun’s Queen from Lesley Downer is a very special book. Published by Bantam Press November 2016, I was honoured…

#bookreview ~ Madam Tulip by David Ahern @DaveAhernWriter

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne7th November 20161 Comment

‘Everybody knows that in Ireland seventh sons of seventh sons have extraordinary powers and can do all kinds of mystical things….Hasn’t the gift been male since time immemorial? But Tulip isn’t in the least concerned. Times change even in the realms of the supernatural.’ Madam Tulip is a novel with a difference!! After reading a…

#bookreview : The Last Night by Cesca Major @Cescawrites @CorvusBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne3rd November 2016Leave a comment

Two women, separated by years, tied by secrets untold and haunted by tragedies that could not be foreseen The Last Night by Cesca Major is her latest novel, following on from the wonderful The Silent Hours. Published by Corvus (3rd November 2016), Cesca Major has written a fictional novel based around true events that took place in…

#bookreview I See You by Clare Mackintosh @claremackint0sh

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne29th October 20164 Comments

My review of I See You by Claire Mackintosh. Great read folks!!

#bookreview~Lost Stars (or what Lou Reed taught me about love) @LisaSelinDavis

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne20th October 20162 Comments

‘Maybe they are not gone, those stars. Maybe they’re just lost… Maybe they’re just trying to find their way home.’ Lost Stars or what Lou Reed taught me about Love is the latest novel from NY writer Lisa Selin Davis. Author of the grown-up novel Belly, this is Lisa’s debut YA novel set in the 1980s and…

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