‘From the Irish Times bestselling author of The Lighthouse Keeper’sDaughter comes an unforgettable story of courage and friendship, and the life-changing bonds formed between a young girl and her teacher duringWW2.Inspired by true events, The Bird in The Bamboo Cage will be published as we mark the 75th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in WW2, and…
While Nobody is Watching is a “page turning thriller from someone who knows the world’s trouble spots close up. Michelle Dunne is the real deal.” – Cathy Kelly. It is an absolute pleasure to welcome local Cork author Michelle Dunne to Swirl and Thread today. While Nobody is Watching, Michelle’s third book, is one which…
‘Hubert Bird is not alone in being alone.He just needs to realise it‘– All The Lonely People [ Book Description ] Life is waiting to happen to Hubert Bird. But first he has to open his front door and let it in. In weekly phone calls to his daughter in Australia, widower Hubert Bird paints…
‘Zara thought she was doing the right thingLauren wants to protect her daughter at all costsZara witnessed a terrible crimeLauren will give up everything to keep her safeLauren doesn’t know what Zara is hiding‘– How to Disappear [ About the Book ] You can run, you can hide, but can you disappear for good? Lauren’s…
‘A small world of work, risk, death and unlooked-for love, by the bestselling author of The Wonder and ROOM.‘– The Pull of the Stars [ Book Description ] Dublin, 1918: three days in a maternity ward at the height of the Great Flu. In an Ireland doubly ravaged by war and disease, Nurse Julia Power works at an…
‘What happened to the women we were supposed to become?’– Expectation [ Book Description ] Hannah, Cate and Lissa are young, vibrant and inseparable. Living on the edge of a common in East London, their shared world is ablaze with art and activism, romance and revelry – and the promise of everything to come. They…
‘Keeping the secret could cost your lifeTelling the secret could cost you everything‘-Blood Red City [ Book Description ] A witness with no victim. A crime with no crime scene… When crusading journalist Lydia Wright is sent a video of an apparent murder on a London train, she thinks she’s found the story to revive…
‘Their motto was to be prepared, but nothing could prepare them for war. . .‘– The Bird in the Bamboo Cage [ Book Description ] China, December 1941. Having left an unhappy life in England for a teaching post at a missionary school in northern China, Elspeth Kent is now anxious to return home to…
‘Amelia White dreams of being a reporter. The closest she’s come is selling advertising in the local paper until the fateful day she stumbles on a shocking scoop’– LIAR [ Book Description ] 1970s, West London, a time of 3-day weeks, power cuts and dustmen strikes Amelia White has always dreamed of being a reporter…