Bibliofemme Bookclub An Irish Bookclub

Although Nicholas Sparks is a familiar name, I had never read anything by him until very recently. Well known for his works of fiction, which include The Notebook, A Walk to Remember and Message in a Bottle, my first encounter with Sparks was actually Three Weeks with my Brother, a memoir that he penned with his brother Micah’s assistance.

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Anthony Capella’s first book, The Food of Love – a modern update of the Cyrano de Bergerac story, with food in place of poetry – was a mouth-watering romp through the cuisine of Italy with a different dish on every page. His second novel, The Wedding Officer, is set in the more sombre and rationed times of World War II but Capella

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Adrian White’s first novel, An Accident Waiting to Happen, was published in 2004, reviewed and enjoyed by a fellow Femme. Therefore, it was with a certain eagerness that I started this book – I was not disappointed.

A phone call out of the blue to Kate, our main protagonist, brings a man she would prefer to forget back into her life. He

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Having read Noelle Harrison’s first novel, Beatrice, last year I was keen to read her second book. As she did in Beatrice, Harrison has created a story about three women whose lives are intertwined and who, despite their best efforts, cannot help but hurt each other.

Also as in Beatrice, the story is told through different women’s voices

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