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Yearly Archives: 2019

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In Honour Bound by Christine Webber | @1chriswebber | #BookReview

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne16th April 2019Leave a comment

They met in cosmopolitan London in the 1980s – a decade of opportunity where everything seemed possible.But was it? [ About the Book ] Set in London in the mid-1980s – a decade of opportunity where everything seemed possible – Helen Bartlett, a popular news presenter and Sam Aziz, a glamorous middle-eastern cardiac surgeon, meet…

White Leaves of Peace by Tracey Iceton | #Blogtour | #GuestPost| @BultiauwBooks

Blog Tour, Guest PostBy Mairéad Hearne15th April 2019Leave a comment

Today I join Tracey Iceton on tour with White Leaves of Peace, the final part of the explosive Celtic Colours Trilogy, just released with Cinnamon Press. Set in Northern Ireland both around the time of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement and June of 2016 just after the Brexit referendum, we follow Cian Duffy as he confronts…

#BookReview | The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne12th April 20196 Comments

Cyril Avery is not a real Avery or at least that’s what his adoptive parents tell him. And he never will be. But if he isn’t a real Avery, then who is he? [ About the Book ] Born out of wedlock to a teenage girl cast out from her rural Irish community and adopted by…

#InHerDefence @Jancoledwards | #BlogTour | Extract

Blog Tour, ExtractBy Mairéad Hearne11th April 20193 Comments

Today I join Jan Edwards on tour with an extract from her latest novel In Her Defence. It’s book two in the series featuring Bunch Courtney and is set against a backdrop of an escalating war in 1940. I do hope you enjoy! [ About the Book ] Bunch Courtney’s hopes for a quiet market-day…

#BlackWood by Derek Flynn | @DerekFlynn03 | #BookReview

Blog Tour, Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne10th April 2019Leave a comment

‘The deeper you go, the darker your intent’ [ About the Book ] “How far would you go to get out?” This is the question three unlikely friends living in a dead-end town in America ask each other. The answer would come to haunt them.The narrator is a writer in his late 30s, eking out…

The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins | #FrannieLangton | #Bookreview | @MrsJaneyMac | @VikingBooksUK | #BlogTour

Blog Tour, Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne9th April 201910 Comments

‘They say I must be put to death for what happened to Madame, and they want me to confess. [ About the Book ] 1826, and all of London is in a frenzy. Crowds gather at the gates of the Old Bailey to watch as Frannie Langton, maid to Mr and Mrs Benham, goes on…

#MySistersLies by S.D. Robertson |@SDRauthor #Bookreview | #Extract |@AvonBooksUK | #BlogTour

Blog Tour, Book Review, ExtractBy Mairéad Hearne8th April 20194 Comments

I am delighted to be joining S.D. Robertson on tour with his latest novel My Sister’s Lies. Just released on the 21st March with Avon Books, it is described as ‘an emotional story that delves into the true meaning of family, sisterhood and secrets. Perfect for fans of Kerry Fisher and Adele Parks.’ I have…

#TheNarrowLand by Christine Dwyer Hickey

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne5th April 2019Leave a comment

‘He thinks he is on a different train as he begins to wake. A train in Germany just after the war….He reminds himself to keep his eyes shut. Because that’s what you do when you wake up among strangers in Germany….’ [ About the Book ] Cape Cod 1950. Michael, a ten-year-old boy, is spending…

Facebook Competition #Giveaway #BookGiveaway

BookGiveawayBy Mairéad Hearne5th April 2019Leave a comment

Just a short post to let you all know I have a competition running over on my Facebook page (Pinned Post) I have a copy of Half of a Yellow Sun, the heartbreaking and exquisitely written masterpiece by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie up for grabs This is one of the ten books – novels, memoirs and…

#CruelActs by @JaneCaseyAuthor | #BookReview|@HCinIreland

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne4th April 20194 Comments

They said he was a serial killer…But now they’ve set him free.HOW CAN YOU SPOT A MURDERER? [ About the Book ] Leo Stone is a ruthless killer – or the victim of a miscarriage of justice. A year ago, he was convicted of the murder of two women and sentenced to life in prison.…

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