Tag Archives: irish fiction

Book Review: The Last Storyteller by Frank Delaney

Posted on February 20, 2012 by CarrieK

Title: The Last Storyteller Author: Frank Delaney Genre: Historical fiction Publisher: Random House Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Source: Review copy from the publisher First line: He comes back to my mind when I smell wood smoke. The Last … Continue reading →

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Free e-books introduce author Frank Delaney’s “Storytellers” project

Posted on February 7, 2012 by CarrieK

I am an unabashedly adoring and devoted reader and fan of Irish author Frank Delaney. I recently read and reviewed his novel Tipperary, and I am currently enjoying The Last Storyteller, the last book in his Venetia Kelly trilogy. Delaney … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Tipperary by Frank Delaney

Posted on January 12, 2012 by CarrieK

Title: Tipperary Author: Frank Delaney Genre: Historical fiction, Irish fiction Publisher: Random House Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from my personal library First line: Be careful about me. My wooing began in passion, was defined by … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: Thanks for the Memories by Cecilia Ahern

Posted on January 9, 2012 by CarrieK

Title: Thanks for the Memories Author: Cecilia Ahern Genre: Contemporary fiction, speculative fiction Publisher: William Morrow Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Audiobook from the public library Audiobook reader: Sile Bermingham First line: Close your eyes and stare into … Continue reading →

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Mini-reviews: Plague by Michael Grant; Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy; and In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin by Erik Larson

Posted on October 27, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: Plague Author: Michael Grant Genre: YA dystopian fiction Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from my personal library First line: He stood poised on the edge of a sheet of glass. The … Continue reading →

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Final read-along discussion: Brooklyn by Colm Toibin

Posted on October 1, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: Brooklyn Author: Colm Toibin Genre: Literary fiction Publisher: Scribner Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from the public library First line: Eilis Lacey, sitting at the window of the upstairs living room in the house on … Continue reading →

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Mini-reviews: The Dowry by Walter Keady; The Sherlockian by Graham Moore; and The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

Posted on September 21, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: The Dowry: A Novel of Ireland Author: Walter Keady Genre: Irish fiction, contemporary fiction Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from my personal library First line: It was the sudden onslaught of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Boy in the Gap by Paul Soye

Posted on July 4, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: The Boy in the Gap Author: Paul Soye Genre: Contermporary fiction, Irish fiction Publisher: Liberties Press Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Source: Review copy from the publisher First line: I remember the first night ‘on remand’ watching the … Continue reading →

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