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Author of the Month
Monica McInerney
Monica is the author of 13 internationaly best selling books for adults. She grew up in a family of seven children in the Clare Valley of SA. Monica and her husband have been living between Australia and Ireland for thirty years. They currently live in Dublin.
Book of the Month
The Cairo Bridal Shop
Tess Woods
Nestled at the bustling foot of the pyramids lies the iconic Albi Bridal Shop, where three sisters are about to break the shackles of tradition to fight for their futures.
When Mariam Albi was tragically killed, the responsibility of running the business was thrust upon Sarah. Bound to the dress shop and to the demands of her husband, Sarah finds herself trapped with nowhere to turn.
Political journalist Aya is writing the story of her career while on the cusp of a thrilling new relationship with Australian raised jouralist Gamal. When Gamal is arrested on suspicion of treason, Aya risks her life to follow her heart.
University student Lola is finding her place in the world while masking her true identity. But her secret is exposed, putting her life in grave danger as she faces losing everything and everyone she loves.
Recommeded Reads
The Reckoning
Vikki Petraitis
When two convicted rapists walkfree on appeal, the town of Deception Bay splits down the middle. The men swagger onto a packed cricket ground on Australia Day to a hero’s welcome. Before lunch is over, dozens of people fall ill-including the newly released men.
As panic rips through the town and emergency services buckle, Detective Antigone Pollard and her partner,Wozza, scramble to figure out what has happened.It is an accident? Or was this deliberate?
The Treasure House
Amy Matthew
Zoe and her daughter Florence stumbles across a listing for a charming cottage in Maine that is in her price range. Its a treasure house filled to the brim with junk, and being sold as it is.
Eleven year old Florence loves the old house full of other people’s memories, but Zoe is daunted by the mess and the cost of fixing the place up. Their grumpy new neighbour Jake thinks Zoe is crazy for undertaking this, though that does not stop him from lending a hand, and its not long before Zoe starts daydreaming about the handsome handyman…
The Pirate Queen
Ariel Lawhon
Grace O’Malley was born to be at sea. Raised by her father, chief of clan O’Malley, Grace learns early that her dreams of the open water are not compatibale with the life she’s expected to lead as the daughter of a noble family. And when her father marries her to a neighbouring chief, Grace’s world shifts for the worse.
Undaunted, Grace raises a family without abandoning her passion, aiding her hot-tempered husband in his campaigns against rival tribes. Evetually ousted from her husband’s land in the wake of his death, Grace returns to her childhood home and begins her career as a pirate in earnest, claiming new territories and finding deeper love, only to see her livelihood threatened by English incursions into Ireland and her family endangered in an attempt to check her power.
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