Alva

by Rose Doyle

Betrayed in both love and friendship, Dublin journalist Alva seeks refuge in the small country-house hotel which she co-owns. However, financial problems force her to accept an offer for her hotel to be used as a film set for a month, and with a new set of characters in her life—Jack the producer, director Luke, and his leading lady Clara—Alva must again face the future and make it her own.

422 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Rose Doyle is a writer and journalist. Her novels include Fate and Tomorrow (set in the Congo in 1902) and Shadows Will Fall , both international bestsellers. Trade Names, the book of her long-running series in The Irish Times, was published by New Island in 2004. In 2005 she contributed to New Island's successful Open Door series with The Story of Joe Brown. Heroes of Jadotville: The Soldiers' Story was published in September 2006. Comdt Patrick Quinlan, who led the Irish UN troops at Jadotville, was her uncle.

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