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Finding Hope
In trying to save the planet, can Hope heal herself?
Hope is driving her family mad with her crazy ideas about how to save the planet. Since her mum died, she's been throwing herself into climate action to push away the pain. But the more she tries to convince her family to reduce, reuse and recycle, the more fed-up they get. Feeling unloved, Hope sets off in search of the one person she's sure will understand Greta Thunberg.
But travelling alone is scarier than she thought …
Hope is driving her family mad with her crazy ideas about how to save the planet. Since her mum died, she's been throwing herself into climate action to push away the pain. But the more she tries to convince her family to reduce, reuse and recycle, the more fed-up they get. Feeling unloved, Hope sets off in search of the one person she's sure will understand Greta Thunberg.
But travelling alone is scarier than she thought …
208 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 7, 2023
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About the author
Sinéad Moriarty
29 books492 followersSinéad was born and raised in Dublin where she grew up surrounded by books. Her mother is an author of children’s books. Growing up, Sinead says she was inspired by watching her mother writing at the kitchen table and then being published. From that moment on, her childhood dream was to write a novel.
After university, she went to live in Paris and then London. It was at the age of thirty, while working as a journalist in London that she began to write creatively in her spare time – after work, at lunch times … and, truth be told, during work hours.
After a couple of years toying with ideas, she joined a creative writing group and began to write The Baby Trail. The bitter-sweet comedy of a couple struggling to conceive hit a nerve in publishing circles. It was snapped up by Penguin Publishing in the UK and Ireland and has, to date, been translated into twenty languages.
Since writing The Baby Trail, Sinead has moved back to Dublin where she lives with her husband, two sons and baby girl.
Her second book A Perfect Match has been published worldwide. The US version of A Perfect Match is called The Right Fit. Her third novel – From Here to Maternity – is the third installment of the Emma Hamilton series. Her fourth book – In My Sister’s Shoes – is about two sisters who help save each other. Her fifth book has been published under two different titles: Whose Life Is It Anyway? in Ireland and Keeping it in the Family in the UK.
Her sixth book, Pieces of my Heart, about a family dealing with a terrible crisis, went straight in at number 1 in the Irish charts and was nominated for an Irish Book Award.
Her seventh book – Me and My Sisters – went straight in at number 1 in the Irish charts and was nominated for an Irish Book Award.
Her most recent novel Mad About You is the fourth novel in the Emma Hamilton Series.
After university, she went to live in Paris and then London. It was at the age of thirty, while working as a journalist in London that she began to write creatively in her spare time – after work, at lunch times … and, truth be told, during work hours.
After a couple of years toying with ideas, she joined a creative writing group and began to write The Baby Trail. The bitter-sweet comedy of a couple struggling to conceive hit a nerve in publishing circles. It was snapped up by Penguin Publishing in the UK and Ireland and has, to date, been translated into twenty languages.
Since writing The Baby Trail, Sinead has moved back to Dublin where she lives with her husband, two sons and baby girl.
Her second book A Perfect Match has been published worldwide. The US version of A Perfect Match is called The Right Fit. Her third novel – From Here to Maternity – is the third installment of the Emma Hamilton series. Her fourth book – In My Sister’s Shoes – is about two sisters who help save each other. Her fifth book has been published under two different titles: Whose Life Is It Anyway? in Ireland and Keeping it in the Family in the UK.
Her sixth book, Pieces of my Heart, about a family dealing with a terrible crisis, went straight in at number 1 in the Irish charts and was nominated for an Irish Book Award.
Her seventh book – Me and My Sisters – went straight in at number 1 in the Irish charts and was nominated for an Irish Book Award.
Her most recent novel Mad About You is the fourth novel in the Emma Hamilton Series.
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September 8, 2023
Eleven year old Hope is struggling. Her beloved mum died over a year ago, and she misses her terribly. Her older twin sisters have each other, and her dad has just started dating again. They all seem to be getting on grand, but Hope is terribly lonely.
Hope throws herself into her burgeoning interest in the environment, but it soon becomes an all-consuming obsession as Hope tries to find some strength and meaning in her life, something to keep her upright each day.
But sure, she nearly drives her friends and family mad in the process. Going vegan, having limited shower time, walking everywhere in the rain, and doing school litter picks isn't easy, and it isn't fun. The more fed up they get, the more misunderstood Hope feels until she finally decides to run away and find the only person she is sure will understand her: Hope’s icon, teen activist Greta Thunberg!
Even if Hope can't see it, it's blatantly evident that underneath all their teasing, her family love the bones of her and just want to see her safe and happy.
Aimed at children aged 8-12, this book is bound to be loved by them and their parents. With realistic, highly relatable characters and a great theme of climate change (we could all do with making a few more climate friendly changes in our lives, I'm sure!), there's plenty to enjoy in this immersive page-turner. 4⭐
Thank you to the publisher and author for kindly sending me an advance copy. As always, this is an honest review.
Hope throws herself into her burgeoning interest in the environment, but it soon becomes an all-consuming obsession as Hope tries to find some strength and meaning in her life, something to keep her upright each day.
But sure, she nearly drives her friends and family mad in the process. Going vegan, having limited shower time, walking everywhere in the rain, and doing school litter picks isn't easy, and it isn't fun. The more fed up they get, the more misunderstood Hope feels until she finally decides to run away and find the only person she is sure will understand her: Hope’s icon, teen activist Greta Thunberg!
Even if Hope can't see it, it's blatantly evident that underneath all their teasing, her family love the bones of her and just want to see her safe and happy.
Aimed at children aged 8-12, this book is bound to be loved by them and their parents. With realistic, highly relatable characters and a great theme of climate change (we could all do with making a few more climate friendly changes in our lives, I'm sure!), there's plenty to enjoy in this immersive page-turner. 4⭐
Thank you to the publisher and author for kindly sending me an advance copy. As always, this is an honest review.
March 18, 2024
This was such a hear warming book, it really brought out how family is everything and they will always have your back , such a great book
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