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Maddy's Christmas Wedding by Rosie Green #LittleDuckPondCafeBook37#review

  Here we are at Book 37 in the Little Duck Pond Cafe series! Maddie's Christmas Wedding is the latest novella by Rosie Green.   With the wedding of the year approaching, excitement is running high at the café! But there's just one problem. Maddy is grappling with a secret. Could it derail all of hers and Jack's glorious plans for their big day? Will there actually be a wedding?   My Thoughts In this latest festive story, we are taken out of Sunnybrook, in fact, out of the country and taken for a wintry stay in Lapland. It is Maddy's hen party gathering so some of the Little Duck Pond characters are along too. The story continues on from the earlier Cosy Nights and Snowball Fights . The setting is idyllic and so different to life at home. Everything shimmers and shines in the snow and the temperatures are extreme. Maddy should be having the time of her life but she finds that she has a lot on her mind and a heartbreaking decision to make.     With the men le...
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The Moon Over Kilmore Quay by Carmel Harrington #Review

 

Today I have a wonderful novel for you by one of Ireland's bestselling authors, Carmel Harrington. The Moon over Kilmore Quay was published by Harper Collins on 27th May 2021.

When your heart belongs in two places, can you ever truly find home?

Brooklyn, New York,
Bea has grown up in the heart of the Irish community, always hearing stories of home. When she discovers a letter from her younger self, written years before, it sends her deep into her own family history.

Kilmore Quay, Ireland.
Years earlier, Lucy Mernagh leaves her much-loved home and family in search of the New York dream. The Big Apple is a world away from the quiet village she grew up in, and the longing for home aches within her.

When Bea uncovers a shocking secret, it takes her back across the water to Kilmore Quay, where – finally – long-buried truths will come to light. But fate has one last twist in store…


 My Thoughts

This is one of those reads which wraps its arms around you and takes you on a journey through a family history. Following the story of Lucy who emigrated to New York from Ireland and Bea, a descendant, who has been raised in America, you see the lives of a close-knit community who put down roots and had the courage to settle in a foreign country. Lucy's story takes place mainly in the 1990's whilst Bea is living in the USA of 2020. You follow their stories through alternating chapters and feel the warmth of the family ties both feel.

    Friendship and sisterhood figure highly in the lives of both girls. There are some surprises in store as the stories unfold and one or two red herrings to keep you on your toes. Although a warm and uplifting tale, there are also some heartbreaking moments. Sticking with people and forgiving the past are emerging themes, as are loss, grief and betrayal. Highly recommended.

In short: Family, friendship and ties across the sea.

About the Author


Carmel Harrington is from Co. Wexford, where she lives with her husband, her children and their rescue dog. An Irish Times bestseller and regular panellist on radio and TV, her warm and emotional storytelling has captured the hearts of readers worldwide.

 

Carmel’s novels have been shortlisted for an Irish Book Award in 2016 & 2017 and her debut won Kindle Book of the Year and Romantic eBook of the Year in 2013.

 

You can follow Carmel here:  Website |  Twitter  |  Facebook                                                              |  Instagram

Book link: Amazon UK 

Thanks to Carmel Harrington, Harper Collins and Anne Cater of Random Things Tours for a copy of the book and a place on the tour. 

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