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In post-war Tarabeg, two women are waiting for ambitious Michael Malone to return home. Rosie is the local schoolteacher and most people think she is promised to him. Just a few have guessed that he has secretly begun to woo Sarah, whose brutal fisherman father would kill her if he knew. Both Rosie and Sarah love Michael, both hope to become his wife, and their lives will interweave in a tale of tangled secrets, old promises, and new feuds. Michael Malone's choice will have fateful consequences for everyone--especially, in due course, for his young daughter. This is the first in a new sequence of novels with a brilliant new cast of characters and a story that will lead to Liverpool in
Mary Kate and back to Ireland in
The Seven Acres.
About the author
Nadine Dorries grew up in a working-class family in Liverpool. She spent part of her childhood living on a farm with her grandmother and attended school in a small village in the remote west of Ireland. She trained as a nurse, then followed with a successful career in which she established and then sold her own business. She was MP for Mid Bedfordshire between 2005-2023 and served as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, 2021-2022. She has three daughters and lives in Gloucestershire.
Summary
A rags to riches story of family secrets set in post-war Ireland.
Foreword
A rags-to-riches story of family secrets, set in post-war Ireland from the Sunday Times bestseller Nadine Dorries. 'Dorries knows what people want' Mail on Sunday.
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PRAISE FOR NADINE DORRIES:
'A riveting tale packed full of history, love and deceit' OK! Magazine.
'A funny and sometimes shocking saga. I couldn't put it down' Cristina Odone.
'Angela's Ashes with a scouse accent' Irish Times.
'Captivating, phenomenal and touching' 23 Review Street.
'A multi-layered book [with] gorgeous sentences and sensational plotlines' With Love For Books.
