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Yearly Archives: 2019

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#BookReview | Future Popes of Ireland by Darragh Martin

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne15th March 20194 Comments

‘In 1979 Bridget Doyle has one goal left in life; for her family to produce the very first Irish pope…’ [ About the Book ] In 1979 Bridget Doyle has one goal left in life: for her family to produce the very first Irish pope. Fired up by John Paul II’s appearance in Phoenix Park,…

#BookReview | Fade to Grey by John Lincoln | @noexitpress

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne14th March 20192 Comments

‘Gethin Grey is the man you call when there’s nowhere else to turn’ [ About the Book ] Gethin Grey is the man you call when there’s nowhere else to turn. His Last Resort Legals team investigates miscarriages of justice. But Gethin is running out of options himself: his gambling is out of control, his…

#Bookreview | The Taking of Annie Thorne by @cjtudor |#BlogTour

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne13th March 20194 Comments

‘Because when my sister was eight years old, she disappeared.At the time, I thought it was the worst thing that could ever happen.And then she came back……’ [ About The Book ] Then . . . One night, Annie went missing. Disappeared from her own bed. There were searches, appeals. Everyone thought the worst. And…

#BookReview | The Mum Who Got Her Life Back | Fiona Gibson | @FionaGibson | @AvonBooksUK

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne12th March 20192 Comments

An empty nest has never been so much fun!A fresh start.A new man.Could it be too good to be true? [ About the Book ] When her 18-year-old twins leave for university, single mum Nadia’s life changes in ways she never expected: her Glasgow flat feels suddenly huge, laundry doesn’t take up half her week,…

#GuestPost Holly Willow | @HWAuthor | Postcard From Paris

Guest PostBy Mairéad Hearne11th March 2019Leave a comment

The architecture, the history, the ever-present air of romance, not to mention the food, never fails to thrill and enthrall me. Paris is entirely to blame/credit for Postcard From Paris. [ Holly writes ….. ] My name is Holly Willow and I’m a writer… that sounds like a confession, doesn’t it? First things first: Mairead,…

#BitterOrange by @ClaireFuller2 | #Bookreview by @evgaughan

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne8th March 20196 Comments

From the author of Our Endless Numbered Days and Swimming Lessons, Bitter Orange is a seductive psychological portrait—a keyhole into the dangers of longing and how far a woman might go to escape her past. I am delighted to welcome the wonderful Irish writer/author Evie Gaughan today with her thoughts on Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller. I saw Evie gushing…

#Bookreview | The Silver Road by Stina Jackson | #TheSilverRoad | @CorvusBooks | @theotherkirsty

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne7th March 20196 Comments

‘Even the darkest journey must come to an end….. A sun that never setsA daughter that never came homeA father that never stops looking – Lelle A new townA new startAnd new dangers everywhere – Meja’ [ About the Book ] Three years ago, Lelle’s daughter went missing in a remote part of Northern Sweden.…

#BookReview | #TheCourier by Kjell Ola Dahl | #BlogTour | @OrendaBooks | @ko_dahl

Blog Tour, Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne6th March 201913 Comments

‘Ester can see part of her father’s face through the bars on the window. The hairline, the fringe over his forehead and the top of his glasses. That is when he sees her. They exchange looks. His hand grasps a bar on the door window. She closes her eyes and regrets that she has seen…

#BookReview | #DarkestTruth by @catherinekirwan

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne5th March 2019Leave a comment

He will do anything to protect his secrets.She will stop at nothing to expose the truth.Because these are powerful people she is trying to expose.And they’re willing to do anything to keep the truth hidden……. Darkest Truth is a book I read a few weeks back but personal circumstances (mid-term break followed by being a…

#BlogTour | The Mum Who Got Her Life Back by @FionaGibson | Extract | @AvonBooksUK

Blog Tour, ExtractBy Mairéad Hearne25th February 20195 Comments

An empty nest has never been so much fun! I have a treat for you all on this Monday morning with an extract from The Mum Who Got Her Life Back by Fiona Gibson, as ‘the laugh-out-loud Sunday Times bestseller is back and funnier than ever!’  Described as a ‘brilliantly funny novel for mums everywhere’, it…

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