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On Writing: A Heroine’s Journey – writing through the dark tangle

Honoured to be featured in booksbywomen.org with my piece on writing a heroine’s journey.

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Lady Beth wins Novel of the Year!

I am thrilled to share some great news!

LADY BETH has won the CAP Awards NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2017

The CAP Awards, launched in 2016,  aim to provide a platform to showcase the cream of Irish Independent Authors, bringing them to the attention of book shops, distributors and the media in Ireland and abroad. All money raised goes to AWARE, a charitable organisation that undertakes to create a society where people affected by stress, depression, bipolar and mood disorders are understood, supported...

Me Too: In Solidarity with all victims, male and female.

I had to give it some thinkage before posting the #metoo hashtag. I don’t think I know a woman who has NOT been affected or harassed at some stage in her life. Every single day we hear of murders, serious assaults, and abuse of women and girls. And I can’t help but wonder if the men involved in the incidents I encountered in my early teens went on to do worse things. That is a haunting thought. And let us not forget that boys and men experience all of this too. And it’s even more difficult fo...

LADY BETH: SHORTLISTED FOR CAP AWARD 2017

I am delighted to announce that Lady Beth has been shortlisted for a CAP Award 2017 for Best Novel.

The Carousel Aware Prize, launched in 2016,  aims to provide a platform to showcase the cream of Irish Independent Authors, bringing them to the attention of book shops, distributors and the media in Ireland and abroad. All money raised goes to AWARE, a charitable organisation that  undertakes to create a society where people affected by stress, depression, bipolar and mood disorders are unders...

The Librarian’s Cellar: Harvesting by Lisa Harding

Lisa Harding’s debut novel Harvesting, tracks the lives of two young girls, Sammy, a troubled fifteen year-old from Dublin, and Nico from Moldova, only twelve, and as innocent as all children her age ought to be allowed to be – that innocence taken from her by her own father, who sells her into marriage – and her brutal nightmare begins. This novel is tough but worthy reading, told between two compelling narratives that carry the reader on the treacherous and heartbreaking journeys of these t...

The Librarian’s Cellar: This Cruel Station by Martin Malone

An illuminating exploration of contemporary Irish society. These stories feature a cast of eclectic and compelling characters, snapshots of different lives, the collection also includes a novella, Isaiah’s Reach. Inspired by Malone’s observations while working with recently arrived refugees from Syria and Iraq, these narratives offer a glimpse into the worlds of the new Irish, carrying with them indigenous cultures, history and often times, great pain, and all explore the common and the uncom...

Book Lovers Day!

It’s Book Lovers Day today – and no better time to spread the book love! I have some review copies of my novel, LADY BETH to give to readers / reviewers / bookbloggers in return for an honest review.

If you are interested you can contact me via this blog, on TWITTER, on FACEBOOK or by emailing me at Farrell (dot) caroline (at) gmail (dot) com.

You can read some of the reviews I have been receiving on the book on GOODREADS HERE.

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Happy Reading to all my fellow Book Lovers!!

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The Librarian’s Cellar: The Night of the Hunter by David Grubb

Although the film adaptation has long been one of my all time favourites, to my shame, I had never read this classic book until it was recently recommended to me. And wow. I think I likened the experience of reading it to being cosseted in a dimly lit parlour full of old friends, curled up in front of an open fire, shins burning yet unable to move. The plight of young John Harper, an innocent child shadowed by sinister evil while trying to protect his little sister, Pearl – and to protect the...

On Writing: Some thoughts on Reviews

I wouldn’t class myself as a regular book reviewer, though I often post recommendations for books that I have enjoyed on my Blog and Facebook Page The Librarian’s Cellar. I like to keep these personal recommendations separate from any reviews I may receive on my own book, Lady Beth, though occasionally there may be an overlap – a mutual appreciation of written work. Nothing wrong with that. Good books need to be shared!

For any author, book reviews are not only the greatest compliment that a...

The Librarian’s Cellar: I Found My Tribe by Ruth Fitzmaurice

Ruth Fitzmaurice is a seriously good writer. I did not put this book down, not once, until I had finished it. It is an honest, beautifully expressed account of her experience raising five children and sharing her life with her beloved husband, filmmaker, Simon Fitzmaurice, the director of IFTA-nominated My Name is Emily, and shorts The Sound of People, Tilly and the Teeth and Full Circle.

Focusing on the effects of Simon’s Motor Neuron Disease and on the impact of it on their lives, I Found M...