I don’t normally write more than one review at a time but, as the days pass busily by, I decided I needed to gather up my thoughts on four of my recent reads if they were ever to see the light of day. I have written a few short words (mini book reviews) on each,…
‘From the million-copy No.1 bestselling author, Elizabeth Noble, comes another trademark emotionally complex drama about family, friendship, marriage and love.’– Other People’s Husbands [ About the Book ] Sometimes friendship crosses a line . . . A group of close friends, their bonds forged at the nursery gates two decades ago, have celebrated, commiserated and…
‘A twisty and compelling thriller about a tangled web of secrets in a close-knit suburban community’ [ About the Book ] CLOSE YOUR EYES The game of hide and seek is over, everyone has gone home, but little Lily Murphy hasn’t been found. Her parents search the woods and tell themselves that the worst hasn’t…
‘Three generations. More than a century of famine, war, violence and love.‘– Life Sentences [ About the Book ] At sixteen Nancy, the only member of her family to survive the Great Famine, leaves her small island for the mainland. Finding work in a grand house on the edge of Cork City, she feels irrepressibly…
“The point is, we’re all grown-ups here. You talk about us being old – how old are you two? You’re not children any more. You’re in your thirties. These things…happen”– At the Table [ About the Book ] To Nicole and Jamie Maguire, their parents seem the ideal couple – a suburban double act, happily…
‘HISTORY REPEATS WHAT WE DON’T REMEMBER . . .‘– Take My Hand [ About the Book ] Montgomery, Alabama. 1973. Fresh out of nursing school, Civil Townsend has big plans to make a difference in her community. At the Montgomery Family Planning Clinic, she intends to help women make their own choices for their lives…
‘ The Amusements “The writing, so true to small-town life, is both shrewd and enlarging. ” – Anne Enright [ About the Book ] In the seaside town of Tramore, County Waterford, visitors arrive in waves with the tourist season, reliving the best days of their childhoods in its caravan parks, chippers and amusement arcades.…
‘Meet George and Alice before they meet each other’– Life Before Us [ About the Book ] Three facts about GeorgeHis daughter Suzi is the best thing in his life.He thinks it might finally be time to get over Suzi’s mum.He’s never tried online dating but there’s a first time for everything. Three facts about…
‘The brand new novel from the Costa-shortlisted author of Big Girl, Small Town’– Factory Girls [ About the Book ] Smart-mouthed and filthy-minded, Maeve Murray has always felt like an outsider in the shitty wee town in Northern Ireland that she calls home. She hopes her exam results will be her ticket to a new…
ONE PERSON’S BANISHED MEMORY IS ANOTHER’S UNFINISHED BUSINESS– Crookedwood [ About the Book ] Crookedwood, quiet Irish midlands town, place of secrets, past and present. Sarah left it behind years ago for life in the city, where she’s now a rising star of the Dublin culinary scene. She’s home to help her mother sell the…