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This was my first time reading a book from the author but I am delighted to say I thoroughly enjoyed the story and I look forward to reading more books from the writer in the future

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I must firstly apologise for the amount of time it has taken me to provide a review of this book, my health was rather bad for quite some time, something that had me in hospital on numerous occasions and simply didnt leave me with the time I once had to do what I love most.

Unfortunately that does mean I have missed the archive date for many of these books, so It would feel unjust throwing any review together without being able to pay attention to each novel properly.

However, I am now back to reading as before and look forward to sharing my honest reviews as always going forward. I thank you f0r the patience and understanding throughout x

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Sorry for the super late review, love Carmel Harrington and loved this book. Easy to follow, engaging and interesting. Good characters and some smiles within the pages. Recommended.

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Written in two different timelines, a letter to the future self that gets unfolded in unforeseen situation. The havoc it creates, the relationships and journey that it threats. Beautifully poignant, and intriguing read.

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This was my first read by Carmel Harrington and I was intrigued.
I found myself putting this one down and coming back to it as I was not instantly gripped but I was glad I came back to it as the story that unfolded was worth the wait.
Without wishing to give away any spoilers, I was stunned at the surprising turn of events, particularly in the second half of the book. It started off slowly with a lot of history and backstory and then the twists and turns kept coming.
Bea grew up in New York but with strong links to her family's Irish history. Her mother emigrated when she was younger but unfortunately, died without getting to see Bea grow up. When Bea's old time capsule letter from her younger self arrived through the post, it sparks a series of events that lead her to re-examine the past that she thought she knew and to uncover some hidden family secrets.

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This is the first book I have read of Carmel Harrington's and it certainly won't be the last. I absolutely loved this book. I didn't want it to end.

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A perfect holiday read - I laughed a bit, cried a lot & thoroughly enjoyed this excellent novel. It is well-written, a great story with excellent characters. I loved the descriptions of both New York and Ireland and could visualise both. Highly recommended.

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What a fantastic read . I loved everything about this book from the friendships to the locations and it grips you from the beginning. When sisters Lucy and Maeve leave from Ireland to start a new life in New York leaving behind their friend Michelle and their loved ones everything changes and when over twenty years later Bea the daughter of one of the sisters decides to find out about her past..The stories marry together perfectly and is beautifully written by this author and their are lots of twists and secrets that come to light .Love all the Irish history in New York and enjoyed reading about all the places I have visited and were bought to life it was magical.. Some great characters who enjoyed love,friendships and family but also some heartache .First bookive read by this author but it won't be the last and I highly recommend it. A 5 🌟.read

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This was a great book to read. It was such a lovely love story, set in America and touched on the Irish immigration which was interesting. The author kept you guessing until the end and boom it hits right between the eyes. I loved this one. My thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.

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Absolutely loved this book.
If you have a BFF you will get this book and it will resonate with you for ever.
A beautiful love story on so many different levels.
It will make you laugh and it will make you cry and you won’t forget it.

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I found this a bit of a slow burner, I was reading for the sake of it, not seeing what was going to happen with the storyline, I needn't have worried though. When they got to Ireland I was so invested, what an emotional rollercoaster.
I spent the last few chapters sobbing like a baby. It was so terribly unfair to have all that good cut so short.
The writing is poetic and the settings are rich and descriptive.
I loved all the characters, Katrina and Stephanie were the best kind of friends.
I loved the flick back and forward in timelines between Bea in the present and Lucy in the past. Seeing Lucy and Maeve's story of emigrating to New York sounded so exciting and brave, I imagine it's the story of many a Irish New Yorker.
My first read of this author but I'm sure it won't be the last.

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Rather a long drawn out story of a families move to America from Ireland with secrets awaiting to be revealed. A bit too jumpy for me between past and present but I certainly didn't see the twist at the end, very clever. The descriptions of Ireland and of New York are very good and you can almost feel yourself there.

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This was a brilliant read and is being featured on my blog for my quick star reviews feature, which I have created on my blog so I can catch up with all the books I have read and therefore review.
See www.chellsandbooks.wordpress.com.

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This was a fairly emotional read but sadly too many characters for me. Just got confused a lot of the time so had to keep rereading sections. Such a shame as there are a lot of excellent reviews for this. Must just be me.

Thank you netgalley.

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Thanks to netgalley for the chance to read this book.

Lucy and Maeve are sisters who emigrated to New York through Morrison emigration visas. The story is told from Lucy’s point of view of how she copes following her emigration.

Bea lives in New York and receives a letter that she wrote to her future self when in school. It sends her on a visit back to her Irish roots and she discovers that not is all as it seems.

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I have never read anything by this author before so thank NeGalley and the publishers and author for the copy of this book to read and review. What an amazing story - I did get a bit confused at the beginning with the backwards and forwards as the three women in each timeline were quite similar. But I soon settled in and what a ride it was. I loved Bea and her supporting cast and the story was a great saga. A very definite five stars.

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This is absolutely nothing I can recommend about this story.

I found the story line confusing and the story itself depressing.

It really left me feeling down.

Not the sort of book I would suggest anyone should read.

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I received an ARC from NetGalley in return for an honest review..

This sounded interesting but sadly I found the execution less than successful. For a long time, the book was slow and felt more like a travel guide than a work of fiction. I found it very sentimental and predictable for the first half of the book. I really couldn’t take to Bea.

I found the ending to be very disappointing and the big reveals made me feel cheated. The author can clearly write but this just wasn’t my cup of tea.

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Lovely well written book, great characters and loved the setting and descriptions of the surroundings. Would definitely recommend this book

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This was a beautiful evocative read. I loved the characters and the setting. The writing was warm and so was the whole story.

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