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A West Cork Mystery
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2014
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4 editions
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Supply and Demand: The story of a young woman trafficked into the sex industry
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2018
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2 editions
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Tess of Portelet Manor
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2013
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A Jersey Midsummer Tale
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2013
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2 editions
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Barry2
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Barry
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2013
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Aspirations of a Sheep: A collection of 14 short stories
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A Contract of Honour
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Midnight Train
Viewed across the field from Rue de Maupertuis, to the left is the former Samarès Station on the Jersey Eastern Railway line, opened in 1873 and closed along with the line in 1929. Along with the scheduled timetable this was the stop for excursion trains taking passengers to Samarès Manor for ‘open’ days – the manor woodlands can be seen in the background.
I’ve often wondered what a surreal imp
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| I tried, I am always optimistic as regards Irish writers or locations. I did laugh at some light scenes and I appreciated the gritty Dublin settings. But I just couldn't push past the murkiness of the inter-relationships of the characters, and the wr ...more | |
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"Okay, so, I think I have put down only one or two books - most books I try hard to push on to the end, just in case. And Becoming Scarlett justified my decision to do that. The first half was difficult, I didn't bond with Scarlett and I found it a ra"
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| I often pick up a novel without scrutinising the blurb or reviews. Ms Geraghty's second book was in this category as I'd fallen in love with her writing previously. It's fair to say that I probably wasn't among her target market for this tale which h ...more | |
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| An excellent detailed but very readable account of the political situation in Ireland from the 1916 Easter Rising through to the establishing of the Irish Free State. Much of the work is transcribed from contributions of those who were there and took ...more | |
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| First rate, loved it. I know I'm already besotted but the excellent Sharon Bolton delivers again (though I realise this book dates back to 2016). It takes a special talent to work out such a devious plotline - not only springing a nailed-on serial ki ...more | |
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| First rate, loved it. I know I'm already besotted but the excellent Sharon Bolton delivers again (though I realise this book dates back to 2016). It takes a special talent to work out such a devious plotline - not only springing a nailed-on serial ki ...more | |
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