Tag: Ireland

TCL’s #NovNov22 #1 – A Different Home.

Book Review for “Foster” by Claire Keegan. Summary: "It is a hot summer in rural Ireland. A girl is sent to live with foster parents on a farm, not knowing when she will return home. In the strangers' house, she finds a warmth and affection she has not known before and slowly begins to blossom … Continue reading TCL’s #NovNov22 #1 – A Different Home. →

TCL is Going Abroad, again!

See you later, alligators! This is just a quick post to let you all know that I'm leaving today for a trip abroad. Where will I be? In the UK - mostly London. What will I be doing there? I've already bought tickets to see two musicals, and two plays. I also plan to visit … Continue reading TCL is Going Abroad, again! →

#SomethingDifferentSunday – The Chocolate Lady was in Ireland!

I'm back! As I mentioned in my going away post, I joined with the Ireland Writers Tours for a week long conference of tutorials and writing workshops, from the amazing Eliza Knight and Heather Webb, led by Fiona Claire (who also participated in the writing sessions as well as led us in some interesting meditation … Continue reading #SomethingDifferentSunday – The Chocolate Lady was in Ireland! →

TCL is Going Abroad!

See you later, alligators! This is just a quick post to let you all know that I'm leaving today for a trip abroad. Where will I be? In Ireland to participate in the Ireland Writer Tours Writers' Conference & Retreat. After a short weekend in Dublin, I'll be spending July 10-17 at a week-long writers … Continue reading TCL is Going Abroad! →

Blog Tour & Giveaway for After the Rising & Before the Fall by Orna Ross

Blog Tour for After the Rising & Before the Fall by Orna Ross. A love forbidden by family. A feud spanning generations. A woman still yearning for freedom. Twenty years after she was driven away from her family and the only man she ever truly loved, Jo Devereux has returned to the small Irish village … Continue reading Blog Tour & Giveaway for After the Rising & Before the Fall by Orna Ross →

TCL’s #NovNov 5 – Tiny Huge Kindnesses.

Book Review for “Small Things Like These” by Claire Keegan. Summary: "It is 1985 in a small Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal merchant and family man faces into his busiest season. Early one morning, while delivering an order to the local convent, Bill makes a discovery which … Continue reading TCL’s #NovNov 5 – Tiny Huge Kindnesses. →

Cinderella or Pygmalion?

Book Review of "Carnegie’s Maid" by Marie Benedict Clara Kelly was not who everyone thought she was, and this accident of mistaken identity lands her the position of lady’s maid in one of the wealthiest homes in all Pittsburgh, that of the Carnegie family. If Clara is to help her family back in Ireland, then … Continue reading Cinderella or Pygmalion? →

Here, there and maybe nowhere

Book Review of "This must be the Place" by Maggie O'Farrell. Daniel Sullivan is a bit of a mess; with more than his fair share of screwed up relationships, when he meets Claudette, it seems like things might take a different turn for once. That isn't to say that Claudette, the woman who ran away … Continue reading Here, there and maybe nowhere →

Nine Times November 11, 1918

Book Review of "Fall of Poppies: Stories of Love and the Great War" by various authors. It isn't often that a group of authors come together to make a collection of short stories. From what I can see, most collections with various authors are ones that a publisher collected, often from a slew of single-author … Continue reading Nine Times November 11, 1918 →

Friday Finds (March 18, 2016): This Must Be the Place by Maggie O’Farrell

FRIDAY FINDS is hosted by Jenn of Books And A Beat, and showcases the books you ‘found’ and added to your To Be Read (TBR) list… whether you found them online, or in a bookstore, or in the library — wherever! (they aren’t necessarily books you purchased). So, come on — share with us your … Continue reading Friday Finds (March 18, 2016): This Must Be the Place by Maggie O’Farrell →