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Something to Live For by @richardroper | @orionbooks | #FindYourSomething

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne21st June 20196 Comments

Sometimes you need to risk everything…To find your something [ About the Book ] All Andrew wants is to be normal. He has the perfect wife and 2.4 children waiting at home for him after a long day. At least, that’s what he’s told people. The truth is, his life isn’t exactly as people think…

#BookReview of A Modern Family by @HelgaFlatland | #BlogTour with @OrendaBooks | #AModernFamily

Blog Tour, Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne18th June 2019Leave a comment

Winner of the Norwegian Booksellers’ Prize and a number one bestseller, A Modern Family is the English debut by Helga Flatland. Described as the Norwegian Anne Tyler, Helga Flatland made her literary debut in 2010, with this, A Modern Family, being her fifth book. I am delighted to be joining Helga Flatland and Orenda Books…

#BookReview | #TheOutsider by Emily Hourican |@EmilyH71 |@HachetteIre

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne14th June 20192 Comments

Two very different families…..One is loud, eccentric, rich and confident.The other is less sure of their place in life. [ About the Book ] On holidays in Portugal, a near-drowning brings the ten-year-old daughters, Jamie and Sarah, together and a friendship is formed.As the bond between the girls grows deeper, so too do the ties…

The Lost Letters of William Woolf by Helen Cullen | @wordsofhelen |#Bookreview |#LostLetters

Blog Tour, Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne17th May 20191 Comment

‘Lost letters have only one hope for survival. If they are caught between two worlds, with an unclear destination and no address of sender, the lucky ones are redirected to the Dead Letters Depot in East London for a final chance of redemption…..’ [ About the Book ] Inside East London’s Dead Letters Depot, William…

#BookReview | My Mother’s Daughter | Ann O Loughlin

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne31st January 20196 Comments

Two mothers,Two daughters,Two families changed forever Ann O’ Loughlin returns with her latest novel, My Mother’s Daughter, a book described as ‘a powerful, moving story of family, resilience and compassion’.   I have read and reviewed Ann’s books in the past, so I was looking forward to getting my hands on a copy of this,…

#BlogTour Let Me Be Like Water by S.K. Perry #BookReview @_sarah_perry @melvillehouse

Blog Tour, Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne18th May 20182 Comments

Today I have a review, as my stop on tour, of Let Me Be Like Water, the debut novel from S.K. Perry, a novel that deals with grieving. A book about hope and friendship.

#Bookreview #Entanglement by @KatyMahood @BoroughPress @HCinIreland

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne5th April 20182 Comments

Today I have my review of the beautiful debut from Katy Mahood, Entanglement. Just published by The Borough Press, this is a book that I recommend to all. Very extraordinary and inspirational.

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