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#BookReview of The Woman in the Water by Henrietta McKervey

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne14th April 2026Leave a comment

[ About The Woman in The Water ] At the heart of the classic novel Rebecca lies a mystery … Pearl Day has always lived in the background – companion to her childhood friend, the dazzling and unpredictable Lady Eleanor Nicholson. Their bond was forged at Alderleigh, Eleanor’s crumbling country estate, but now they share a sleek…

#BookReview of #TellTheTruth by Karen Fitzgibbon

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne13th April 20261 Comment

‘Telling the truth could destroy something – or someone.’ [ About Tell The Truth ] A woman is accused of murdering her husband. Twelve jurors must decide her fate. Marion McMahon lies in her cell, guarding a secret that could set her free. But she will never tell. She is safer on the inside. Stephanie…

#BookReview of #Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne10th April 20262 Comments

[ About Yesteryear ] ‘My name is Natalie Heller Mills, and I was perfect at being alive…’ Natalie lives a traditional lifestyle – and has the social media accounts to prove it. Her charming farmhouse on her working ranch is artfully cluttered, her husband is a handsome cowboy, her homemade sourdough boules are each more…

#BookReview of Everything that is Beautiful by Louise Nealon

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne9th April 2026Leave a comment

‘An unforgettable story of two families riven by one great secret’ [ About Everything that is Beautiful ] For Niamh Ryan, the Foleys are family. Her childhood flew by on their farm, playing with her best friend Peter and his sister Kate – all the while being doted on by their mother Helen and coached…

#BookReview of #Tangerinn by Emanuela Anechoum | @europaeditionsuk.bsky.social

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne7th April 2026Leave a comment

The novel for a displaced generation [ About Tangerinn ] Mina is thirty years old and leads a life in London built with great care and little spontaneity, in a frantic attempt to finally feel “right”. One evening she receives a phone call from her mother: her father has died. Mina returns home for the…

#BookReview of #LakeEffect by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne31st March 2026Leave a comment

‘A stunning new novel about adultery, first love and other family secrets…’– Lake Effect (Publishers Quote) [ About Lake Effect ] It’s 1977 and an air of restlessness has settled on the residents of Cambridge Road in Rochester, New York. When Nina Larkin is given a copy of The Joy of Sex by her newly divorced friend,…

#BookReview of #Saoirse by Charleen Hurtubise | @charleenhurtubise.bsky.social

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne30th March 20262 Comments

‘Some secrets don’t stay buried, and this one could cost her everything.‘ [ About Saoirse ] CAN A GREAT LOVE SURVIVE A GREAT DECEPTION? In the wilds of Donegal, Ireland, 1999, Saoirse is an artist living an outwardly idyllic life. Her gorgeous, tender husband Daithí and two beloved daughters are regular subjects for her work,…

#BookReview of Secrets Between Friends by Sheila O’Flanagan | @sheilawriter.bsky.social

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne26th March 20262 Comments

‘Three women, each at a turning point in her life, are drawn together by old secrets and new dilemmas.‘ [ About Secrets Between Friends ] Ailie, Sybil and Rua can take care of themselves. But when they form an unexpected friendship, they discover new perspectives on old problems. Ailie is recently widowed, and struggling. At least…

#BookReview of #ContentiousSpaces by Rosaleen McDonagh | @skeinpress.bsky.social

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne16th March 2026Leave a comment

‘Rosaleen McDonagh is a writer of huge and vivacious talent and this is a brilliant novel, so vivid and urgent and addictive.’ — Kevin Barry [ About Contentious Spaces ] The Traveller families who live in Saint Rita’s are on borrowed time. In just a week they will be evicted by the local council, threatening…

#BookReview of The Last Week of Him by Ruth O’Leary | @ruthwriter.bsky.social

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne12th March 20262 Comments

The reunion they never wanted. The truth they can’t ignore. [ About The Last Week of Him ] Nora Cunningham is walking her dog on a Dublin beach when a message flashes on her phone that shatters her world. In London, Fern O’Malley is on her way to rehearsals at the Globe Theatre when the same message shocks…

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