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Monthly Archives: May 2020

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#BookReview | #LuciasWar by Susan Lanigan | @susanl_author

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne29th May 2020Leave a comment

‘A story of motherhood, music, loss and redemption, set in the latter part of WWI and post-Armistice.’– Lucia’s War [ About the Book ] London, 1949. Opera singer Lucia Percival is due to perform her last concert. But she has no intention of going onstage. A terrible secret from the First World War has finally…

#BookReview |#TheWinterAgent by @GarethRubin | #BlogTour with @MichaelJBooks

Blog Tour, Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne28th May 20204 Comments

‘Based on real events, this is the gripping story of a man operating in the darkest of circumstances – and the unimaginable sacrifices war demands of those who fight it.‘– The Winter Agent [ About the Book ] February, 1944. A bitter winter grips occupied France, where Marc Reece leads an SOE circuit facing deadly…

#BookReview | #TheTainted by @CauveryMadhavan | @hoperoadpublish

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne26th May 20206 Comments

‘In the afternoon everything came to a standstill. The fragrant khus-khus tatties were lowered over every window and door, and the bhistis drenched them with water…..As the water evaporated from the sweet-smelling grass blinds and the punkahs circulated cool air around the darkened rooms, it was possible in those couple of hours to drift off…

#Extract | #DeniableMemories by @VanessaPearse1 | @vulpine_press

ExtractBy Mairéad Hearne25th May 2020Leave a comment

On 12th June Vulpine Press are releasing the debut literary fiction title from Irish author Vanessa Pearse, Deniable Memories. Vanessa’s novel was inspired by her time volunteering in Sudan in the late 80s/early 90s. ‘We go on a journey with Martha, a young woman looking to carve out a new path in her life after a…

#BookReview | #OurLittleCruelties by Liz Nugent | @lizzienugent

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne22nd May 202010 Comments

Three brothers are at the funeral.One lies in the coffin– Our Little Cruelties [ About the Book ] Three brothers are at the funeral. One lies in the coffin. Will, Brian and Luke grow up competing for their mother’s unequal love. As men, the competition continues – for status, money, fame, women … They each…

#BookReview | #TheSightOfYou by @ByHollyMiller | @HodderBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne21st May 20206 Comments

‘Would you choose LOVE…If you knew how it would END?’– The Sight of You [ About the Book ] Joel is afraid of the future.Since he was a child he’s been haunted by dreams about the people he loves. Visions of what’s going to happen – the good and the bad. And the only way…

#GuestPost | “Pandemically seeking rest” by Judith Cuffe | Sing Me Home OUT NOW with @PoolbegBooks | @MiddleJudy

Guest PostBy Mairéad Hearne20th May 2020Leave a comment

‘A story of the aftermath, of picking up the pieces, of finding yourself again and discovering that life isn’t always easy . . . it’s not meant to be, but it can be worth it.‘~ Sing Me Home Sing Me Home is the latest novel from Irish writer Judith Cuffe. It is the second book…

#BookReview | #Augury by @SEListerAuthor | @oldstpublishing

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne19th May 20202 Comments

‘A tour-de-force of imagination and literary craft from a young author whose star is rising. The setting is ancient, yet its conflicts, fears – and its hopes – are our own.‘– Augury (Publisher) [ About the Book ] The people of an ancient city awaken one night to find the earth beneath them trembling. But…

#Extract & #GuestPost | Robert Craven | Author of Eagles Hunt Wolves | @cravenrobert

Extract, Guest PostBy Mairéad Hearne18th May 2020Leave a comment

‘A Polish national, recruited as a spy for British Intelligence and placed at the highest echelons of the Third Reich’– Eagles Hunt Wolves It is a great pleasure to welcome Irish writer Robert Craven today talking about his latest novel, Eagles Hunt Wolves, the final book in his historical fiction spy series featuring Eva Molenaar.…

#BookReview | #FiftyFifty by Steve Cavanagh | @SSCav

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne15th May 20204 Comments

An Eddie Flynn novel– Fifty Fifty [ About the Book ] Two sisters on trial for murder. They accuse each other.Who do YOU believe? ‘911 what’s your emergency?’ ‘My dad’s dead. My sister Sofia killed him. She’s still in the house. Please send help.’ ‘My dad’s dead. My sister Alexandra killed him. She’s still in the house. Please send help.’…

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