‘I could be in the present, but I’m hyper-focused on the future. And I’m not the only one. In fact, the majority are in this boat with me. Rather than appreciating the now, we’re anticipating the hypothetical better tomorrow’– Daragh Fleming, A Brief Inhalation [ About A Brief Inhalation ] A Brief Inhalation is a candid…
‘An honest, heartfelt exploration of love, loss, and the bravery to face your demons.‘– Assembling Ailish [ About Assembling Ailish ] Ailish McCarthy is not doing well. Outwardly successful – career, beautiful home, wealthy husband, two daughters reared and on the cusp of their own lives– inwardly she is crumbling. Her relationship with her mother…
‘A WWII story of love, redemption, and resistance.‘– The Bishop’s Villa [ About The Bishop’s Villa ] Tuscany, November 1943. The village of Le Case is miles from any big city and remains rooted in an earlier century. Seen from Le Case, even the war looks different—mostly a matter of waiting, praying, and mourning. As…
‘If home is where the heart is, where will hers take her?‘– Moving On [ About Moving On ] Three great loves. Two different countries. One step closer to finding her way home . . . As a new decade begins, hopeless romantic and big dreamer Ellen is finally moving on from her hometown. In…
‘In the vein of Never Let Me Go and Killers of the Flower Moon, one of America’s greatest storytellers sheds light on an American tragedy: the Wounded Knee Massacre, and the ‘cultural genocide’ experienced by the Native American children at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School . . .’– To Save The Man (Publisher Quote) My…
A daring young woman takes her brother’s place to risk her life in New York City. [ About Grace of the Empire State ] As the Great Depression bites, show dancer Grace’s Irish immigrant family can’t afford the rising rents, nor the medicine that her little sister urgently needs. When her twin brother is injured…
‘Wives think their husbands will change, but they don’t.Husbands think their wives won’t change, but they do.‘– Beautiful Ugly [ About Beautiful Ugly ] Author Grady Green is having the worst best day of his life. Grady calls his wife as she’s driving home to share some exciting news. He hears Abby slam on the…
‘A secret ended their friendship. Now it’s time to unlock the past …‘– The Last Song Early last year I posted my review of a book that really resonated with me for various reasons and it was the gorgeous Whatever Happened to Birdy Troy? by Rachael English. It has just been released by Hachette Ireland…
‘Full of heart, emotion and drama, it is the perfect uplifting story for fans of Kate Thompson and Natasha Lester.‘– A Girls’ Guide To Winning the War (Publisher Quote) [ About A Girls’ Guide To Winning the War ] Can two young women and one book change the course of war? Whip-smart librarian Peggy Sparks…
Nothing is quite as it seems in Victorian high society– The Queen of Fives [ About The Queen of Fives ] They whisper her name in every corner of town.The lady with a hundred faces, a thousand lives.Five moves, five days – for such are the rules of her game. 1898. Quinn Le Blanc, London’s…