The Mother of All Christmases ‘Every time you discover a new Milly book, it’s like finding a pot of gold’ ~ Heat Magazine It’s December folks, so it’s time for another of my festive reads of the season. The Mother of All Christmases is the latest novel from the ‘Queen of Feel-Good Fiction’, Milly Johnson,…
The Importance of Being Aisling* (*That’s ASH-ling-small-town girl, big heart, no clue) First things first, CONGRATS to Emer McLysaght & Sarah Breen for winning the SPECSAVERS POPULAR FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018 at the An Post Irish Book Awards on Tuesday evening. I was delighted to be there as a guest of writing.ie and…
By Royal Appointment The love affair that almost destroyed the monarchy By Royal Appointment is the latest novel from bestselling Irish author A. O’ Connor and is a slight departure for him, as it is his first fictionalised account of real events. In 1861 nineteen-year-old Bertie, Prince of Wales, began an affair with the Irish actress…
Paris in the Dark ~ Kit Cobb is back Welcome to the City of Lights Adventure awaits Drawing on his own experience as a war veteran and news reporter, Pulitzer Prize Winner, Robert Olen Butler has created a thriller described as a ‘page-turner with an unmistakable literary quality’ Paris in the Dark is the fourth Kit…
No Time to Cry Undercover ops are always dangerous, but DC Constance Fairchild never expected things to go this wrong. No Time to Cry is the latest novel from James Oswald one of the UK’s biggest crime writers and most well known for bringing us the bestselling Inspector McLean series of detective mysteries.
Christmas at Liberty’s Even in wartime there is magic at Christmas Christmas at Liberty’s is the first book in the new Liberty Girls series from Fiona Ford. Set around the iconic Carnaby Street department store during the London Blitz, it is described as a ‘heart-warming story of friendship and courage’
A Keeper The truth drifts out to sea, riding the waves out of sight. And then the tide turns. A Keeper is the second novel from the best loved broadcaster Graham Norton. Following on from his debut novel Holding, which was a commercial and critical success, Graham Norton set his mind to writing book two.…
The House on Vesper Sands Ladies and gentlemen, the darkness is complete. Looking for something exciting? Looking for something dark and mysterious? Well look no further. The House on Vesper Sands is the latest novel from Paraic O’ Donnell and has just been published with Weidenfeld & Nicolson (an Orion imprint) A perfectly pitched tale…
In The Court’s Hands “If it had rained on the 25th of April at least one woman would not have died. Not that I bear any responsibility for that. Nothing I did intentionally caused anyone’s death – though the fact remains, people did die” Fiona Gartland is a journalist with The Irish Times newspaper and…
The Witches of St Petersburg Based on the true story of the lives of Princess Militza and Princess Anastasia of Montenegro during the dying days of the Russian Empire, The Witches of St Petersburg is a tale of love, lust, power and betrayal at the heart of the Romanov Court. Oh my! What a book! What a tale!…