‘The sins of the past rarely stay buried’– The House In The Woods [ About the Book ] When actress Evie Lawrence is injured in a shocking hit-and-run accident, she wants nothing more than to retreat to her woodland home in Wicklow to recover. But when she’s forced to admit that she needs help, she…
Today it is a pleasure to welcome Anne Goodwin to Swirl and Thread. Anne published her third novel, Matilda Windsor is Coming Home on May 29th. With World Mental Health Day on October 10th, Anne was inspired to write a fascinating post entitled ‘Sweet delusions in Matilda Windsor Is Coming Home: how I entered the…
‘That’s the problem thinks Willard.In the Line the dead still have a say, and their say counts for double.It’s a necrocracy and so everyone left alive walks into tomorrow facing backwards.’– LINE [ About the Book] Willard, his mother, and his girlfriend Nyla have spent their entire lives in an endless procession, where daily survival…
An abandoned Lake House,A keeper of secrets,A mystery unfolds….’– The Lake House At Lenashee [ About the Book ] In 1967 a group of Dublin socialites gather in an old lake house in the West of Ireland for a summer break. But, before they leave, they will have witnessed something that will silently haunt them…
I am delighted to hand over my blog today to Irish author, novelist, story writer, poet and reviewer, James Lawless, who has recently published his latest novel The Spanish Au Pair. James Lawless was born in Dublin and divides his time between County Kildare and West Cork. His first novel Peeling Oranges, a paternal quest set in the…
‘He wanted to know who she was, and why he was convinced he had some unremembered connection with her. It was as simple as that. But he knew it wasn’t. It wasn’t simple at all.’– April in Spain [ About the Book ] When Dublin pathologist Quirke glimpses a familiar face while on holiday with…
“There aren’t two kinds of courage. There is only one. The kind where you put your ass on the line” – Ryan Holiday, author of Courage is Calling Courage is Calling by Ryan Holiday will publish September 28th with Profile Books. Ryan Holiday is the world’s best-selling living philosopher, with more than 4 million books…
‘Some secrets are kept to deceive.Hers was kept to protect’– The Impossible Truths of Love [ About the Book ] The highly-anticipated new novel from bestselling author Hannah Beckerman, The Impossible Truths of Love slips between past and present, mother and daughter, to explore the secrets we keep to protect those we love. As Nell’s…
‘Suspicion is cast on two successful crime writers, when their seven-year-old son goes missing. Are they trying to show that they can commit the perfect crime?’ – The Quiet People [ About The Book ] Cameron and Lisa Murdoch are successful New Zealand crime writers, happily married and topping bestseller lists worldwide. They have been…
‘Set at the beginning of the 1930s, this stunning new novel from Emily Hourican, author of The Glorious Guinness Girls, follows the three enigmatic Guinness sisters as they set out on their married lives’– The Guinness Girls: A Hint of Scandal [ About the Book ] It’s the dawn of the 1930s and the three…