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#BookReview of #NoOneSawaThing by Andrea Mara @AndreaMaraBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne20th June 20237 Comments

‘Two children get on the train. Only one gets off…‘– No One Saw a Thing [ About No One Saw a Thing ] No one saw it happen.You stand on a crowded tube platform in London. Your two little girls jump on the train ahead of you. As you try to join them, the doors…

#BookReview of #TheLastLifeboat by @HazelGaynor | @HCinIreland

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne30th May 20236 Comments

‘Captures the little-known story of the evacuees sent away by sea during WW2’– The Last Lifeboat [ About The Last Lifeboat ] Liverpool 1940. Alice King stands on the deck of SS Carlisle, waiting to escort a group of children to Canada as overseas evacuees. She is finally doing her bit for the war. In…

#BookReview of #WatchingFromTheWings by Christine Webber | @1chriswebber

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne29th May 2023Leave a comment

[ About Watching From The Wings ] What happens when the fairytale you thought you wanted at twenty-two, feels like a prison forty years later? Watching From the Wings is a heartwarming story of devotion, friendship, joy and passion, but also one involving disappointment, duplicity and betrayal. We all have our own journey of love. Katharine’s…

#BookReview of #FallingAnimals by Sheila Armstrong | @Sheela_no_gig | @BloomsburyBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne25th May 20234 Comments

‘The disquieting story of an unidentified man as told by those who crossed paths with him on the last day of his life‘– Falling Animals [ About Falling Animals ] On an isolated beach set against a lonely, windswept coastline, a pale figure sits serenely against a sand dune staring out to sea. His hands…

#BookReview of #TheLastDance by @MarkBillingham

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne24th May 20232 Comments

‘You were desperate for a day or two to catch your breath or even just looking to recharge your batteries after a major inquiry and someone decided to poison their husband or stab a passer-by because they didn’t like their trainers. People were so bloody inconsiderate, sometimes.’– The Last Dance [ About The Last Dance…

#BookReview of #TheHappyCouple by Naoise Dolan | @wnbooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne23rd May 20234 Comments

‘From the author of Exciting Times‘– The Happy Couple [ About The Happy Couple ] Meet the wedding party:THE BRIDE AND GROOMCeline and Luke are meant to get married and live happily ever after. But Celine’s more interested in playing the piano, and Luke’s a serial cheater. THE BRIDESMAIDPhoebe, Celine’s sister, is meant to finish college…

#BookReview of #SoPretty by Ronnie Turner

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne22nd May 2023Leave a comment

‘There is something malignant about the place. The blinds are up, its eyes are open, and I wonder if I have made a mistake in coming here’– So Pretty [ About So Pretty ] Fear blisters through this town like a fever… When Teddy Colne arrives in the small town of Rye, he believes he…

#BookReview of #TheMessWereIn by Annie Macmanus | @Wildfirebks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne17th May 20236 Comments

‘I’m a Londoner now. I’m a voice in the noise. I’m ready.’– The Mess We’re In [ About The Mess We’re In ] It’s the turn of the millennium and, landing in London with nothing but her CD collection and demo tape, Orla Quinn moves into a squalid Kilburn house with her best mate and…

#BookReview of Henry VIII: The Heart and the Crown by Alison Weir | @headlinepg

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne12th May 20234 Comments

‘Six wives. One King. You know their stories. Now it’s time to hear his.‘ [ About Henry VIII: The Heart and the Crown ] A second son, not born to rule, becomes a man, and a king… In grand royal palaces, Prince Harry grows up dreaming of knights and chivalry – and the golden age…

#BookReview of #TheIslandOfLonging by @AnneGriffin_ | @SceptreBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne10th May 20232 Comments

‘Would you ever give up trying to find your child, if they vanished without a trace?’– The Island of Longing [ About The Island of Longing ] One unremarkable afternoon, Rosie watched her daughter Saoirse cycle into town, expecting to hear the slam of the door when she returned a few hours later. But the…

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