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mrp27
The Mammy | Brendan O'Carroll
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#booked2019 #setinirelandirishauthor #mounttbr

⭐️⭐️⭐️ I've had this on my tbr shelf for years so this prompt was an excellent push to finally read it. A quick read about a young widow raising her 7 children after her husband unexpected death. Made me think of it as a humorous Angela's Ashes.

BookNAround So funny, right? 5y
Cinfhen I love the cover❤️ 5y
mrp27 @BookNAround I got quite a few giggles! 5y
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Leftcoastzen
Light a Penny Candle | Maeve Binchy
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My first Binchy & the authors first book.For #Booked2019 winter #SetInIrelandIrishAuthor
I enjoyed it very much.Binchy is a good storyteller & creates characters you want to know more about.When Elizabeth is sent to an Irish family to get away from ww2 & the Blitz,she befriends one of the daughters,Aisling.Often separated by miles & years , when help is needed , they are there for each other.A wonderful tale of lasting female friendship.

BarbaraTheBibliophage Sounds heartwarming! 5y
Cinfhen Sounds like you choose a really good book💚 5y
MelleDelValle It‘s one of my favourite books that she has written! 5y
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thereadingowlvina
Frog Music: A Novel | Emma Donoghue
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I read this book for my #SetInIrelandIrishAuthor #Booked2019 challenge. Donoghue is Canadian-Irish, so I hope this counts? 😐

My thoughts: I did not enjoy this story as much as I thought I would. It feels messy & dissonant. The only consolation for me is I get to learn this part of history - Jenny Bonnet's murder case and the old San Francisco.

For my full review please visit https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2705290592

Rating: 3🌟

Cinfhen Absolutely counts💚 and you‘re not the first to have mixed feelings about this book 😬 5y
thereadingowlvina @Cinfhen Yay, great! 😁💕 Yeah, I loved the history part but not so much the out-of-focus plot 🙄 5y
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Lizpixie
The Ruin | Dervla McTiernan
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After a slow start, this debut novel turned into a great crime thriller. Written by an Irish lawyer now living in Perth WA,it‘s about the failures of both the welfare & police in Ireland when children are abused by family. Cormac Reilly is assigned back to a cold case he first investigated 20yrs ago after one of the children he rescued is found dead. Can‘t wait for Bk2! #Booked2019 #SetInIrelandIrishAuthor #LittenLoveBingo #LLB19 #FromLibertysFeed

Lizpixie And that thing about Google Timeline is highly disturbing! A great case for never ever giving people your password!😳 5y
Cinfhen Sounds really good!!! #stacked 💚 5y
Cathythoughts This does sound really good 👍🏻♥️ 5y
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Lizpixie
The Ruin | Dervla McTiernan
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Up next is this Irish debut novel by Dervla McTiernan. I love Irish names(as you might tell from my daughter Ciara name) A police procedural crime novel, Garda Cormac Reilly is called to a murder in 93. 20yrs later he‘s at another scene with ties to that cold case. This is my #SetInIrelandIrishAuthor for #Booked2019 & my #FromLibertysFeed for #LittenLoveBingo #LLB19

Bklover Definitely looking forward to reading this! Will watch for your review! 5y
Cinfhen Sounds good!!! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts 5y
TrishB Have this too. Just haven‘t got to it yet!! As always.... 5y
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Lizpixie @Bklover @Cinfhen wont be long, I usually fly through this genre🦅 @TrishB tell me about it, you really don‘t want to see my #ToweringStacksOfBooks otherwise known as #TheStackOfDeath📚📚📚📚📚📚📚 5y
ferskner I really enjoyed this one! 5y
Joanne1 This is on my shelf too. Must get to it soon!! 5y
eanderson It‘s pretty good! I enjoyed it! 5y
Jerdencon I loved this one! 5y
BookishMarginalia 👍🏼 5y
Bklover You know what! I did read this one! Cover is different- I enjoyed it. Good grief, I‘m getting old! 5y
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Lizpixie
The Ruin | Dervla McTiernan
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#BookMail Pt1 Finally starting to feel more human thank goodness. The first BookMail today is something I ordered for the #SetInIrelandIrishAuthor prompt for #Booked2019 This was high on the bestseller list for 2018, set in Galway, DI Cormac Reilly is assigned a 20yr old cold case of what was initially ruled an “accidental” overdose of a mother of two.

AnneFindsJoy Glad you are feeling better. Thanks for reminding me, I have this book on audio waiting to be listened to! 😀📚 (edited) 5y
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