Deirdre Purcell Ordre des livres

From a cherished Irish author comes a moving seasonal tale of a mother, a daughter and affairs of the heart

Will wishes come true this holiday season? Find out in the sparkling festive novel from No.1 bestselling author Deirdre Purcell...

A captivating novel from the incomparable Deirdre Purcell

In this powerful biography, Aengus Finucane: In the Heart of Concern, the result of over 80 interviews and extensive travel, Deirdre Purcell explores the life and work of Concern founder Father Aengus Finucane.

It's ten years on from the first winter gathering, when four of Maggie Quinn's closest friends rushed in to spend Christmas with her after her husband walked out just days before. And, at Christmastime, it doesn't take long for an event to become a tradition. But this Christmas Day, for the first time, there's an addition to the party, in the form of a young, very handsome man. Only one of the women knows what he's doing there, and she's remaining tight-lipped. So begins a new chapter in the lives of the five friends. As winter moves towards spring, each faces personal hurdles, from family difficulties to illness to the unexpected reappearance of Maggie's ex. Throughout, each proves that friends truly are the family you choose - and that, ultimately, the magic of Christmas can arrive at any time of year.

Ein gebrochenes Herz. Ein lang gehütetes Geheimnis. Ein Traum, der niemals starb … Irland in den 20er-Jahren. Pearl Somers lebt mit ihren Eltern und Geschwistern im Torhaus des Kilnashone Castle, wo ihr Vater als Chauffeur von Lord und Lady Areton arbeitet. Die Familie ist glücklich. Doch eines Nachts kommt es zu dramatischen Ereignissen, die das Leben aller Bewohner für immer verändern. Mehr als 40 Jahre später, Pearl ist eine erfolgreiche Autorin geworden, wird sie durch Zufall mit den Ereignissen von damals konfrontiert. Sie versucht, sich ihrer Vergangenheit zu stellen. Doch ist es für Pearl bereits zu spät, ihr Glück noch zu finden?

The moving and powerfully engaging story of three sisters marked by a family tragedy. In 1920s' rural Ireland, Pearl Somers lives happily with her parents, her sisters Opal and Ruby, and her little brother Willie, in the gate lodge of Kilnashone Castle, where her father is chauffeur to Lord and Lady Areton. But one dreadful night, a series of dramatic events unfold and the lives of all - elite and ordinary - are changed forever. Over 40 years later, Pearl has become a successful writer. Yet there is one story she has never told, until her young cousin Catherine confesses a secret of her own that opens a door to Pearl's past - one she thought had been firmly sealed forever. When Catherine discovers Pearl's story of heartbreak and yearning, she determines to do her best to reconcile past and present. But is it too late for Pearl to find her own happy ending?

Pewnego ranka o świcie w dublińskim mieszkaniu Arabelli Moraghan dzwoni telefon. Nieznajomy mężczyzna przekazuje jej wiadomość od matki, która przed czterdziestoma laty porzuciła ją wraz z dwójką młodszego rodzeństwa w dublińskim ogrodzie botanicznym. Arabella, Willow i Rowan myśleli, że Eve już dawno umarła, ona jednak żyje. I oto teraz pragnie się z nimi spotkać.

A novel told in the voices of two narrators: Violet, who in 1944 is imprisoned in the tower of a rambling country house by her family; and Claudine, a modern-day property negotiator who becomes involved in handling the sale of the derelict Whitecliff in 2004.

Five o'clock in the morning. The phone rings in Arabella Moraghan's Dublin bedsitter. The call is one she thought she'd never get: a message from the mother who abandoned her and her two siblings nearly forty years ago.