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November 17, 2013
Voting Link - Irish Book Awards
Click on Image below to vote- Closing MidnightThursday 21st November!!!
November 15, 2013
If I Was a Child Again -
If you're doing your Xmas shopping early this weekend, can I ask that you keep this lovely book in mind? 100% of the royalties from the sale of this book will be donated to Barnardos educational programmes.
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Brief Extract below from my story 'Light Within the Dark'
A number of years back a woman I had briefly met asked me a straightforward question. "What kind of a childhood did you have?" My answer was both short and swift. "Don't go there," I said. Thankfully she took the hint, and didn't. But I still remember the emotional torrent behind my response, even if the woman in question wasn't aware of it. Internally, a tsunami of emotional defense-mechanisms jumped into place. The truth was: I couldn't go there.....
About the book
If I Was a Child Again is a collection of memories and inspirational words from some of Ireland's finest writers, journalists and TV personalities as they tell us what they would do if they could be a child again for one more day. Some recall their fondest childhood memories, some are bittersweet, while others provide uplifting words of wisdom for today's children. This book will make you laugh and cry but, above all, it encapsulates the magic of childhood.
November 14, 2013
Only 7 DAYS LEFT!!!
The countdown is on...Only 7 days left to vote in the Irish Book Awards!!!! If you fancy giving The Doll's House a vote, scroll down to the Ireland AM Best Crime Fiction Award and cast your vote...it couldn't be easier!!
Spread the word if you can - every vote counts L
Link HERE: http://www.irishbookawards.ie/vote/
Spread the word if you can - every vote counts L
Link HERE: http://www.irishbookawards.ie/vote/
November 13, 2013
Shortlisted for IRISH TATLER WOMAN OF THE YEAR 2013 - Arts & Literature!!
Delighted to be shortlisted in IRISH TATLER WOMEN OF THE YEAR AWARD 2013 for ARTS & LITERATURE alongside such amazing women!
November 11, 2013
IRELAND AM TV 3 Interview
November 10, 2013
Ireland AM - Best Irish Crime Novel Award!
If you can, tune into TV3 Ireland AM after 10 o'clock tomorrow (Monday 11th November) when I'll be chatting about THE DOLL'S HOUSE Nomination for Best Irish Crime Novel of 2013!!
November 4, 2013
Talking The Doll's House and Bord Gais Energy Irish Book Awards on RTE Television!!!
For anyone who missed the Morning Edition last Friday, you can catch it here on Real Playerhttp://buff.ly/1cHb0Yi (its the last quarter of the programme!!)
And as it was my first time on RTE television, I took this riveting image!!!
And as it was my first time on RTE television, I took this riveting image!!!
October 31, 2013
THE DOLL'S HOUSE Nominated for Best Irish Crime Novel of 2013!!
I am thrilled to let you know that THE DOLL'S HOUSE has been nominated for Best Irish Crime Novel of 2013 in the Bord Gais Energy Irish Book Awards!!!
Second year in a row to be nominated, and I'm utterly over the moon.
The announcements were made this morning at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre. The Awards Night Gala Dinner will take place on the 26th November, but I'll keep you posted.
Thanks everyone for all your support!!!
This Year's Nominees are....
The Twelfth Department by William RyanThe Convictions Of John Delahunt by Andrew HughesThe Doll’s House by Louise PhillipsInquest by Paul Carson The Stranger You Know by Jane CaseyIrregulars by Kevin McCarthy
October 27, 2013
Summer Triangle by Carolann Copland
I'm really looking forward to launching Carolann Copland's debut novel SUMMER TRIANGLE on the 29th October at Carousel Creates - a beautiful writing retreat in the Dublin Mountains.
I had the pleasure of receiving an advance copy of this interesting novel which digs deep, exploring youthful idealism across a backdrop of Islamic Fundamentalists.
Cultural divisions and differences are teased out through an array of characters from a young mother seeking escape through alcohol to a grieving and impressionable teenage boy.
You can order a Kindle version of Summer Triangle HERE
ABOUT THE BOOKMajid, who witnesses the death of his fiancé, a bomb victim at an Irish/Saudi festival, is so distraught he runs from his problems – right into the arms of Islamic fundamentalists. Together his new allies and he plot to show Ireland exactly what they think of its cooperation in the US war against terror, but will Majid really get the closure he so desperately craves?Meanwhile Irish teen Shona falls pregnant following a drunken party and stumbles through early motherhood in a haze of alcohol. An overheard conversation about her past leaves her wallowing in the self-pity of betrayal and ripe for falling into the wrong hands.When 08/08 threatens to become Dublin’s very own 9/11 will a chance meeting of the two teenagers hasten their road to self-destruction or help them rise from the ashes of the past?Particularly when there are darker forces at work…
I had the pleasure of receiving an advance copy of this interesting novel which digs deep, exploring youthful idealism across a backdrop of Islamic Fundamentalists.
Cultural divisions and differences are teased out through an array of characters from a young mother seeking escape through alcohol to a grieving and impressionable teenage boy.
You can order a Kindle version of Summer Triangle HERE
ABOUT THE BOOKMajid, who witnesses the death of his fiancé, a bomb victim at an Irish/Saudi festival, is so distraught he runs from his problems – right into the arms of Islamic fundamentalists. Together his new allies and he plot to show Ireland exactly what they think of its cooperation in the US war against terror, but will Majid really get the closure he so desperately craves?Meanwhile Irish teen Shona falls pregnant following a drunken party and stumbles through early motherhood in a haze of alcohol. An overheard conversation about her past leaves her wallowing in the self-pity of betrayal and ripe for falling into the wrong hands.When 08/08 threatens to become Dublin’s very own 9/11 will a chance meeting of the two teenagers hasten their road to self-destruction or help them rise from the ashes of the past?Particularly when there are darker forces at work…
