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#BookReview of The Last Week of Him by Ruth O’Leary | @ruthwriter.bsky.social

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne12th March 20262 Comments

The reunion they never wanted. The truth they can’t ignore. [ About The Last Week of Him ] Nora Cunningham is walking her dog on a Dublin beach when a message flashes on her phone that shatters her world. In London, Fern O’Malley is on her way to rehearsals at the Globe Theatre when the same message shocks…

Extract from EL by Thaddeus Ó Buachalla | @mercierpress.bsky.social

ExtractBy Mairéad Hearne4th March 2026Leave a comment

‘When reality itself becomes the conspiracy . . .’ EL by Thaddeus Ó Buachalla was first published in Irish by Coiscéim in 2022. It won an Oireachtas Literary Award and was awarded Irish Language Novel of the Year at the An Post Irish Book Awards. Now translated from Irish by the author and just published with Mercier Press,…

#BookReview of Love & Other Liabilities by Fiona McCann

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne27th February 20264 Comments

‘If Lily Barrett had ever imagined herself returning to this place, it wouldn’t have been broke, in disguise or with an attention-attracting happy-head in tow’ [ About Love & Other Liabilities ] When a financial crisis sends emotionally-hardened accountant Lily Barrett to the West Cork island of Inish Ruin, to put her deceased Nana’s beloved…

#BookReview of The Violin Maker’s Secret by Evie Woods

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne23rd February 20262 Comments

‘Awakening desire in the hearts of musicians for almost two hundred years, she is built of birdsong and promises, crafted from wood and bone.’ [ About The Violin Maker’s Secret ] On any given day, there are thousands of items slowly gathering dust in the Lost and Found of Heathrow Airport. Unknown to anyone, hidden…

#BookReview of #InGlassHouses by Edel Coffey

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne17th February 20262 Comments

When everyone can see insideA killer must hide in plain sight– In Glass Houses [ About In Glass Houses ] Twenty years ago, Eddie’s career as a journalist was destroyed by the Juliet Fox case. Juliet was young and beautiful, born into the privileged world of the Manhattan elite. Pulled into their orbit by her…

#BookReview of #SecondChances by Roisin Meaney | @roisinm.bsky.social

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne4th February 2026Leave a comment

‘It’s never too late for second chances…‘ [ About Second Chances ] For the first time in her life, Lydia is taking a great big leap of faith. She’s moving to a small town on the West Coast of Ireland to overhaul a large, long-abandoned residence named Chance House with her new husband. Then tragedy…

#BookReview of #TheNowhereGirls by Carmel Harrington

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne22nd January 2026Leave a comment

‘Whatever was happening with these girls, his gut instinct warned him that they were in a whole world of trouble’ [ About The Nowhere Girls ] On a cold afternoon in December 1995, two young girls are found abandoned on a platform at Pearse Station in Dublin. Thirty years later, investigative journalist Vega is determined…

#BookReview of The Sky is Not Enough by June O’Sullivan

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne16th January 20262 Comments

‘Before Amelia Earhart, there was Mary Heath: The forgotten Irish Aviatrix who conquered the skies‘ [ About The Sky is Not Enough ] An Irish woman dares to conquer the skies — and discovers that freedom comes at a cost. In 1928, newlywed Lady Heath embarks on her most daring adventure yet: a solo flight…

#BookReview of The Boy from the Sea by Garrett Carr

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne11th December 20254 Comments

‘The Boy from the Sea is Garrett Carr’s brilliantly moving tale of an abandoned baby who rocks a small Irish town, bringing together a community – and igniting lifelong rivalries.‘(Publisher Quote) [ About The Boy from the Sea ] In 1973 on the west coast of Ireland, a baby is found abandoned on the beach. Who…

#BookReview of #Sugartown by Caragh Maxwell

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne2nd December 2025Leave a comment

What do you do when you’ve ruined your life? You go home to your mother, if you’re lucky enough still to have one. Saoirse Maher wouldn’t recommend it. – Sugartown [ About Sugartown ] Leaving home wasn’t supposed to be temporary. When she moved to London, Saoirse was leaving Ireland behind for good, and with it…

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