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#BookReview |#TheWatsons by Rose Servitova & Jane Austen | @roseservitova

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne29th November 20192 Comments

Over two hundred years ago, Jane Austen started writing The Watsons but it was never completed…until now. Irish writer Rose Servitova made a decision to pick up where Jane Austen left off and has now published the novel complete ‘in a manner true to Austen’s style and wit.‘ Recently Rose wrote a piece entitled ‘Publication…

#BookReview | Home Truths by Susan Lewis

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne28th November 2019Leave a comment

‘How far would you go to keep your family safe?’– Home Truths [ About the Book ] Angie Watts used to have everything. A new home. A beloved husband. Three adored children. But Angie’s happy life is shattered when her son Liam falls in with the wrong crowd. And after her son’s bad choices lead…

#BookReview Bloody Christmas:A Bunny McGarry Novella in aid of The Peter McVerry Trust by @Caimh @McFori_Ink

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne26th November 20195 Comments

Today I am sharing my review of a very special book, a book featuring one of my favourite fictional characters. But today this post is much more than just my review. Caimh McDonnell is a comedian who has very successfully turned his hand to writing with the creation of the most lovable rogue, Bunny McGarry.…

#BookReview | A Great Beauty by A. O’ Connor | @PoolbegBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne22nd November 20192 Comments

Their relationship shocked London High Society and in Ireland was only spoken about in whispers – until now.Michael Collins – he was Ireland’s greatest hero.Lady Hazel Lavery – she was London’s most famous and beautiful socialite and the face on Irish banknotes for decades.– A Great Beauty [ About the Book ] A Great Beauty…

#BookReview | Dirtbirds’ Self-Help Guide by Sue Collins & Sinead Culbert

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne19th November 2019Leave a comment

‘How to Have Confidence When You Feel Lower than a Snake’s Arse‘ Dirtbirds, Sue Collins and Sinead Culbert, are an Irish comedy duo who have been selling out venues all over Ireland since 2016. Their weekly sketches have a huge social media following and the pair regularly receive rave reviews after their sell-out live shows.…

#BookReview | All That’s Dead by Stuart MacBride

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne15th November 20192 Comments

Scream all you want,no one can hear…– All That’s Dead [ About the Book ] Inspector Logan McRae is looking forward to a nice simple case – something to ease him back into work after a year off on the sick. But the powers-that-be have other ideas… The high-profile anti-independence campaigner, Professor Wilson, has gone…

#BookReview | #Violet by @SJIHolliday | @OrendaBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne14th November 20194 Comments

StrangerBest friendLiar……. VIOLET [ About the Book ] When two strangers end up sharing a cabin on the Trans-Siberian Express, an intense friendship develops, one that can only have one ending Carrie’s best friend has an accident and can no longer make the round-the-world trip they’d planned together, so Carrie decides to go it alone.…

#BookReview | The Man on the Street by Trevor Wood

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne7th November 2019Leave a comment

He knows what he sawBut no one believes him– The Man on the Street [ About the Book ] It started with a splash. Jimmy, a homeless veteran grappling with PTSD, did his best to pretend he hadn’t heard it – the sound of something heavy falling into the Tyne at the height of an…

#BookReview | The Temporary Gentleman by Sebastian Barry

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne6th November 20195 Comments

Having read and thoroughly enjoyed Sebastian Barry’s work in the past, I purchased the beautiful 2014 edition (Faber & Faber) of The Temporary Gentleman. Another heartrending and emotional read from Sebastian Barry, with a very dark tale at it’s core. [ About the Book ] Jack McNulty is a ‘temporary gentleman’, an Irishman whose commission…

#BookReview | Nothing Important Happened Today by @will_carver | @OrendaBooks | #NothingImportantHappenedToday

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne4th November 2019Leave a comment

We are The People of ChoiceThe ones now with courageAnd we choose not to fearThis is one solutionIt is not the endNor is it the beginningThere are always more who choose to liveThere is but one certainty– Nothing Important Happened Today [ About the Book ] Nine people arrive one night on Chelsea Bridge. They’ve…

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