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Monthly Archives: June 2023

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#BookReview of #TheMoonGate by @AmandaGeard

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne30th June 20234 Comments

‘A faded photograph. An abandoned house. A wartime secret . . .‘ [ About The Moon Gate ] 1939: On the eve of war, young English heiress Grace Grey travels from London to the wilderness of Tasmania. Coaxed out of her shell by the attentions of her Irish neighbour, Daniel – Grace finally learns to live.…

#BookReview of #ForgottenOnSunday by @valerieperrin_ | @EuropaEdUK

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne28th June 2023Leave a comment

‘From the million copy bestselling author of Fresh Water for Flowers‘– Forgotten On Sunday [ About Forgotten on Sunday ] Justine is 21 years old and has lived with her grandparents and cousin Jules since the death of her parents. She works as a carer at a retirement home and spends her days listening to her…

#BookReview of #ThePaperMan by Billy O’ Callaghan @billythescribe

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne26th June 20234 Comments

‘An unforgettable and sweeping interwar love story, from the Costa-shortlisted and bestselling Irish author of Life Sentences’ – The Paper Man, Publisher Quote [ About The Paper Man ] 1980s Cork. Jack Shine discovers a shoe box full of love letters in his mother’s belongings. Rebekah came to Cork alone as a young Jewish refugee from…

#BookReview of #TheBeeSting by Paul Murray

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne22nd June 20231 Comment

‘WINNER OF THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS EASON NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2023Winner of the Nero Gold Prize, Book of the Year 2023– The Bee Sting [ About The Bee Sting ] The Barnes family is in trouble. Dickie’s once-lucrative car business is going under – but rather than face the music, he’s spending his days…

#BookReview of #NoOneSawaThing by Andrea Mara @AndreaMaraBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne20th June 20236 Comments

‘Two children get on the train. Only one gets off…‘– No One Saw a Thing [ About No One Saw a Thing ] No one saw it happen.You stand on a crowded tube platform in London. Your two little girls jump on the train ahead of you. As you try to join them, the doors…

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