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“The Timekeeper’s Son” by Sara Baker – Book Review
Josh Lovejoy is a teenager who is also an aspiring filmmaker. A ‘good’ boy, an only son, he lives in a small town in Georgia. One sweltering summer night, he uncharacteristically shares some marijuana after a filming session. High, he … Continue reading
Fictionophile Blog Update – First Quarter of 2021
Yes folks, 2021 has reached the 1/4 mark. In an effort to keep organized and structure my reading, I’ve compiled this post to track my reading progress since January 1st. I have read 35 books so far this year and … Continue reading
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“The Boatman’s Wife” by Noëlle Harrison – Book Review
Secrets. We all have them, yet some are more consequential than others. When young Lily Fitzgerald is widowed at the tender age of twenty-four, she discovers that her beloved husband has been harboring a serious secret indeed. 2017 – Lily … Continue reading
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Tagged Ireland, Maine, recommended reading, stand-alone novels
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“Season of Second Chances” by Aimee Alexander – Book Review
Grace Sullivan left her small Irish village to go to university in Dublin. She wanted to follow in her beloved father’s footsteps and become a doctor. While in the big city she met and fell in love with Simon Willoughby, … Continue reading
“The Pull of the Stars” by Emma Donoghue – Book Review #ReadingIrelandMonth21
An intense and grim story about three days in a Dublin maternity ward during the Spanish flu outbreak of 1918. Influenza derives from the Latin word influentia, meaning influence of the stars. The influenza pandemic of 1918 killed more people … Continue reading
“Treacherous Strand” by Andrea Carter – Book Review #ReadingIrelandMonth21
This mystery, the second in a series set in Inishowen, is a well written mystery with likeable characters. The protagonist is Ben O’Keeffe a country solicitor. Her law practice is the most northerly solicitor’s office in Ireland. ‘Ben’ is short … Continue reading
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“Life Sentences” by Billy O’Callahan – Book Review #ReadingIrelandMonth21
1920 – The first story we read is that of Jer (Jerimiah). A man who, born in dire poverty in an Irish workhouse, has gone on to fight in the trenches of WWI and raise a family of six children … Continue reading
“Big Girl, Small Town” by Michelle Gallen – Book Review #ReadingIrelandMonth21
Majella lives a routine-filled, rather bleak existence in a small town in Northern Ireland. She is twenty-seven years old and lives with her mother who is a depressed, and depressing alcoholic. Majella’s Mother is not a widow, but she doesn’t … Continue reading
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♣ ♣ March is ‘Reading Ireland Month’! ♣ ♣ #ReadingIrelandMonth21 #IrishFiction #begorrathon21
For the past several years now, Cathy, over at 746books.com has hosted Reading Ireland Month to promote Irish literature and authors. As I enjoy novels with Irish settings, I am only too keen to participate each year. If you do … Continue reading
Fictionophile’s Reading Challenges for 2021 #readingchallenge2021 #bookbloggers #2021readingchallenges
Last year I completed five of the six reading challenges I set out for myself. This year, I vow to complete EIGHT. #1 is the Goodreads Reading Challenge. For this challenge I aim to read 100 titles in 2021. #2 … Continue reading
“Truth and Lies” by Caroline Mitchell – Book Review
“It’s hard to accept the truth, isn’t it? When lies are all you want to hear”. D.I. Amy Winter – adopted at the age of four by the policeman who arrested her parents for their notorious deeds. A respected policeman, … Continue reading
“When the Storm Ends” by Rebecca L. Marsh – Book Review
“…remember that everyone has difficulty in life sometimes, but it’s only when the storm ends that you can see a rainbow”. Sometimes you read a book and find that you are left feeling sort of… content. Content in knowing that … Continue reading
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“His & Hers” by Alice Feeney – Book Review
“There are at least two sides to every story: Yours and mine. Ours and theirs. His and hers. Which means someone is always lying.” HIS – Detective Inspector Jack Harper is head of the ‘Major Crime Team’ in a rural … Continue reading
“Who’s There?” by Kerena Swan – Book Review
I’ll briefly introduce a few of the principal characters for you: Arnold Eastwood – born with Downs Syndrome, he is trusting, vulnerable and in many ways an innocent. His favourite things to do are keeping things neat, watching Clint Eastwood … Continue reading
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“Dear Amy” by Helen Callaghan – Book Review
Margot Lewis is a school teacher by day and an ‘agony aunt’ in her free time. She answers letters with advice to those who seek it on matters of life and the heart for the local paper. On a personal … Continue reading