Meghann McCarthy escaped the slums of Belfast to become a rich, successful attorney in London. Yet she can never quite banish Ireland from her hear...
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Dec 04, 2011
Misfit
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Meghann McCarthy was orphaned in 1968 during riots in Belfast, and was taken in and raised by the Devlin family. Meghann had always loved Michael Devlin (and boy, did he love her), but she didn't love his sympathies with the Irish Republican Army. Meghann got herself out of Belfast, obtained a law degree and a job in a prestigious London firm, and eventually married one of the older partners. Now widowed and at the height of her career, she receives a call from her foster-mother Annie Devlin - M
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Jan 30, 2012
Patty
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This is, I believe, my third novel by Ms. Baker and I was not disappointed. Irish political history aside I found the story (stories I should say) to be un-put-downable. Meghann is a lawyer who has worked her way out of the slums of Belfast and thought she was far away from her beginnings until a love from her past comes back needing her help. Michael walked all over her heart and she thought she left him behind too - but love doesn't work like that, does it?
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Jan 01, 2012
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Flawlessly blended paranormal aspects and gripping Irish politics make for an exciting romance. The adventure taking place in the 1990's is the perfect complement to the emotional parallel story happening centuries before.
Interesting characters make up this story, from the brave and devoted heroine, Meghann, to Michael, a heart-breakingly tragic Irish hero. The chemistry between them is great.
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Flawlessly blended paranormal aspects and gripping Irish politics make for an exciting romance. The adventure taking place in the 1990's is the perfect complement to the emotional parallel story happening centuries before.
Interesting characters make up this story, from the brave and devoted heroine, Meghann, to Michael, a heart-breakingly tragic Irish hero. The chemistry between them is great.
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Jan 27, 2012
Laura
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Once I started reading Irish Lady, I had a hard time putting the book down. It’s been a busy week, but I still managed to sneak the book open on odd minutes here and there and probably stayed up too late a couple of nights to read it. It was a riveting story. A blurb on the front cover from one of my favorite authors, Diana Gabaldon, says “Wonderful . . . it grips from the first page to the very last.” I would have to agree.
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Jan 19, 2012
April
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IRISH LADY by Jeanette Baker is an exciting historical romance set in 16th and 20th century Ireland. It is the story of Meghann McCarthy ,born in the slums Ireland,in Belfast and moved to New York and Michael Devlin,an Irish charmer and an ex-IRA soldier. It has a twist of paranormal mixed with rich political Irish history. "Irish Lady" has strong characters,an interesting plot,danger,political danger,a bit of romance,and heritage. If you enjoy historical writing with paranormal twists
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Dec 14, 2011
Kathleen
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I love Jeanette Baker's books, not only is she the author of Irish Lady, she has also written Legacy, Catriona and The Delaney Woman plus many more. a lot of Ms.Baker's books have a supernatural element to them, specifically going back to another time, usually in the form of an ancestor. The books are also very historical this one taking place in the early 1990's during the Irish political climate of the time and the 16c around the "flight of the earls". Irish Lady is about a woman, Me
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Jan 31, 2012
Staci
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I love anything Irish and this book is no exception! I was held captive within the pages of this story over the course of a week and each time I had to close my Kindle I was anxious to get back to these characters. I thought Baker did a beautiful job using the supernatural element within the context of the story. I believed that a past ancestor, Nuala, came forward to the present through the mists to help guide Meghann as she fought for the freedom of Michael. It made perfect sense because Irel
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Nov 23, 2011
Jenny
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Meghann McCarthy is a high-powered London attorney. Meticulous in her career and in her life, she maintains a careful facade of cool glamour, poise, and polish, having buried her working class roots on her way to success. Or so she thought, until one phone call in the middle of the night changes everything. It's her foster mother Annie. The woman who took Meghann in after her parents were killed. The woman who loved her and raised her, and who also raised a family full of political criminals. Me
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Dec 06, 2011
Shannon
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This story was much richer than I expected and I learned much about the history or Ireland. The book contains two intertwined love stories.
I am lukewarm about the skipping back and forth between the two love stories. Both stories were beautiful, detailed and well-told. I liked Nuala's story, and I enjoyed Meghann's story, but I'm not crazy about switching back and forth between the two stories. It's jarring. Part of me wonders whether Nuala's story was necessary at all for Megha More...
I am lukewarm about the skipping back and forth between the two love stories. Both stories were beautiful, detailed and well-told. I liked Nuala's story, and I enjoyed Meghann's story, but I'm not crazy about switching back and forth between the two stories. It's jarring. Part of me wonders whether Nuala's story was necessary at all for Megha More...
Sep 16, 2011
I yield. I made the mistake of putting it down and starting something else, something better and more interesting. I just couldn't get into this... I thought it took place further back in time. I don't really consider the 1990s historical fiction nor am I interested in what Ireland was going through at the time, the religious war, the terrorism. It simply isn't my time frame of interest.
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