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#BookReview of #TheArtOfFalling by #DanielleMcLaughlin @johnmurrays

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne3rd February 2021Leave a comment

“It’s designed to self-destruct. Grain by grain, year by year. Then gone…nothing”– The Art of Falling [ About the Book ] Nessa McCormack’s marriage is coming back together again after her husband’s affair. She is excited to be in charge of a retrospective art exhibit for one of Ireland’s most beloved and enigmatic artists, the…

#BookReview of #SilentVoices (D.I. Lottie Parker #9) by Patricia Gibney @trisha460 @bookouture

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne2nd February 2021Leave a comment

‘The hall was empty and dark. She felt for the switch on the wall, but another noise caused her to pause. Was it from upstairs? That’s when she heard the whoosh of sound. The flutter of material. Right before she felt the push between her shoulder blades.‘– Silent Voices [ About the Book ] When…

#BookReview of #TheBlueWashingBag by Mary Clancy (@MaryBAClancy1)

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne1st December 2020Leave a comment

‘Denied her real identity,she will find the truth…’ – The Blue Washing Bag [ About the Book ] 1940The Payton twins, born to an unmarried mother in a small town in rural Ireland, are brought to the children’s home by the Parish Priest. Constantly reminded of their mother’s unforgivable fall from grace, they suffer the…

#BookReview | #BetweenTheLines by S. J. Butler | @SJButler7

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne22nd September 2020Leave a comment

‘The closer you are, the less you see . . .‘-Between the Lines [ About the Book ] When Kev’s girlfriend is killed in a hit-and-run, he thinks he’s suffered the worst. Haunted by his past, Kev attempts to put his life back together, throwing himself into his new relationship with Stella and his job as…

#LittleBookOfHope by Louise Hall | @LouHallWriter | #GuestPost

Guest PostBy Mairéad Hearne24th August 20201 Comment

“The past few months have made us realise that change is inevitable – sometimes good but sometimes it can be cruel and makes your world go out of control.“– Louise Hall, Little Book of Hope I took a few weeks away from the blog for various reasons, but mainly because my brain was frazzled. Our…

#BookReview | #Gabriella by @BellCaragh | @PoolbegBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne20th April 2020Leave a comment

‘America’s answer to Coco ChanelThat was the dream and nothing would stand in her way’– Gabriella [ About the Book ] ‘All she needed was one person to take notice – one person who could catapult her into the big time’ Gabriella Alvarez dreams of being the next Coco Chanel. Born in the Bronx of…

#BookReview of #TheCuttingPlace by @JaneCaseyAuthor | #BlogTour with @HCinIreland

Blog Tour, Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne15th April 20204 Comments

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE CHIRON CLUB YOU MUST BE:1. Filthy rich2. Extremely powerful3 Totally ruthless4. Guilty?WELCOME TO THE CUTTING PLACE I am thrilled and honoured to be kick-starting the blog tour with Harper Collins Ireland today for The Cutting Place by Jane Casey. Yes folks Maeve Kerrigan is back in this very dark…

#BookReview | #TheSecretOfEvelineHouse by @SheilaForsey | @PoolbegBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne3rd April 20204 Comments

‘A tale of tangled secrets and a search for the truth. The past cannot lie silent forever’ – The Secret of Eveline House [ About the Book ] It’s 1949 and playwright Violet Ward has returned from London with her husband Henry and young daughter Sylvia, to take up residence in Eveline House in County…

#BookReview | #TheFinalGame by Caimh McDonnell | @Caimh

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne1st April 20206 Comments

‘If you fancy a light-hearted romp through the streets of Dublin then hop on board!’ – The Final Game by Caimh McDonnell [ About the Book ] When Paul Mulchrone’s friend Dorothy dies, his world is thrown into disarray. First, there’s the grief. Second, there’s the fact that he has been forced into a competition,…

#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…

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