‘I had written just one word – there was not space for more. I had written only ‘hope’‘– Hope Never Knew Horizon [ About Hope Never Knew Horizon] Wexford County, 1891. The unlikely discovery of a beached blue whale sets in motion a series of events leading to the present-day re-installation of a fundamental piece…
‘The Second World War may well be drawing to a close, but there is still espionage work for Stefan to do amid the chaos…’– The Dead City [ About The Dead City ] In this dead city, the vultures are circling… Berlin 1944. The beginning of the end for Nazi Germany. And the beginning of…
‘Balancing family, fertility treatments, and a surprising friendship, Susan finds solace in Mae. Will digging into Mae’s past bring closure?’– Meeting Mae (Publisher Quote) [ About Meeting Mae ] Susan Quinn is distracted as she’s driving through a rat run one dark January night and nearly runs elderly Mae over. Sharp-tongued and feisty, Mae sends…
‘A symphony of interconnected lives and a reflection on isolation and intimacy set in Tokyo.’– Goodnight Tokyo [ About Goodnight Tokyo ] Matsui is the driver of a taxi the colour of the night sky. Every night between the hours of 1 am and 4.30 am, Matsui guides his taxi around the streets of Tokyo,…
As some of you are aware I was on holidays in Spain recently, enjoying a wonderful two weeks of reading, relaxing and spending time with my family. There is nothing quite like lying on a sunbed poolside, beachside or on a terrace with a good book in your hand. As I read quite a few,…
What if we ride out tonight?What if we ride out and never once look back?– The Heart in Winter [ About The Heart in Winter ] October, 1891. Butte, Montana. A hard winter approaches across the Rocky Mountains. The city is rich on copper mines and rampant with vice and debauchery among a hard-living crowd…
Last month I featured an extract from A Good Life by Virginie Grimaldi which published June 6th with Europa Editions UK. I was very lucky to have been sent a review copy from Europa but, due to a few postal issues, I only received it the day before I went on holidays. So, obviously, I…
‘With a taste for the magical in everyday life, Evie Woods’s latest novel is full of ordinary characters with extraordinary tales to tell.‘– The Story Collector (Publisher Quote) [ About The Story Collector ] Thornwood Village, 1910 Anna, a young farm girl, volunteers to help an intriguing American visitor, Harold Griffin-Krauss, translate ‘fairy stories’ from…
‘A startling diasporic debut fiction for 2024 from a brilliant young Belfast voice‘– Exile (Publisher Quote) [ About Exile ] Endless nights out in Belfast pass by for Fiadh and her friends in an exhilarating blur of cheap vodka and crowded dancefloors as they celebrate the end of exams and start of university. But when…
‘Home truths come at a heavy price …’– Somebody Knows [ About Somebody Knows ] As her adoptive mother lays dying, journalist Cara Joyce overhears a shocking piece of information about her origins. It connects her to a tragic death – that of Lucia Casey, a young woman whose body was found buried in a Connemara…