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The Girl from Donegal

By: Carmel Harrington, Aoife McMahon
Narrated by: Amy McAllister, Emma Lowe
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Summary

I LOVED The Girl from Donegal. The storylines are so captivating and the sense of the secret that travels around the world is magical . . . unputdownable’ CATHY KELLY

Can you ever forget your first love?

Donegal, Ireland, 1939

As the world teeters on the brink of WWII, Eliza Lavery is alone in the world after her fiancé, Davey, was lost following the Irish War of Independence. But a fateful meeting on the wild beauty of Ballymastocker Bay could change everything.

Hamilton, Bermuda, 2022

Eight decades later, troubled by her future, Saoirse O’Donnell walks on the pink sands of Bermuda’s Horseshoe Bay. When she uncovers a connection to Eliza, all those years before, she hears a story that promises to influence her own heart and her own choice – but that also reveals a long-buried secret.

Two women must each make a choice between their past and their present in this sweeping, epic love story spanning two continents, three generations, and joy and tragedy over nearly a century.

Praise for The Girl from Donegal

‘A timeless love story, beautifully told across eighty years and two continents . . . Carmel takes us on an emotional rollercoaster’ HAZEL GAYNOR

‘[The] characters are unforgettable and drawn with real heart – you’re rooting for them from the get-go and with them all the way’ CATHERINE RYAN HOWARD

‘A terrific read with fabulous historical detail and great characters. Thoroughly engrossing’ SHEILA O’FLANAGAN

‘A beautifully told international saga encompassing war and tragedy, life-changing decisions and love in its many facets’ ROISIN MEANEY

‘One of the best books of the year . . . it’s Carmel’s best book yet . . . I lost whole days of my life to this beautiful, sweeping story and I can confidently predict that readers everywhere will too’ CLAUDIA CARROLL

‘An atmospheric story, sweeping across 80 years, of two women who get a second bite at the cherry’ Sunday Independent

©2024 Carmel Harrington (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

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I sobbed while reading this book, not many books has reduced me to tears like this one. Its perfect in every way possible. I loved all the characters, I loved the concept of the story and I just loved it and its a book I will revisit again.

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Couldn’t put this down

Excellent book. I was gripped from the start, this book took me through all the emotions! Really loved it

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Wonderful

I was captivated by this wonderful book and its characters, I didn't want it to end.

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Lovely Story

The story was wonderful. However it was let down by the narrator who read at a painfully slow speed for most of the book, with drawn out / over emphasised words at inappropriate parts of a sentence. I changed the speed to 1.2 which helped greatly. Towards the end of the book the narrator spoke at a more normal speed, so I changed the speed back to 1.

The character of Kate was superbly narrated.

The events which took place in 1939 were a large portion of the book which was beautifully written and compelling. I found the currant day character Saoirse irritating, while a grown woman, she behaved like a indecisive, immature teenager, which let the modern day part of the story down a little for me.

Overall an excellent story, despite the little irritations.

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enduring love

loved this book. enjoyed every minute of it, didn't want it to end, so love Carmel Harrington books.

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