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An Irish Love Story
Part 1. One Irish Spring. American Patrick O'Conor, meets Maggie, a brash red-head who has a low opinion of Yanks. Yet, O'Connor invites her to be his tour guide of County Cork. They start for the beach and wind up lost in the mountains. What happens next you may guess. But there is a problem--he has a wife and family.
Part 2. One Irish Christmas. A surprising development brings Pat O'Connor, now a successful author, back to Ireland 20 years after his first visit. His trip triggers a search for Maggie that seems destined to fail. Then he gets two surprises, one bitterly unwelcome.
Part 2. One Irish Christmas. A surprising development brings Pat O'Connor, now a successful author, back to Ireland 20 years after his first visit. His trip triggers a search for Maggie that seems destined to fail. Then he gets two surprises, one bitterly unwelcome.
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First published February 7, 2012
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July 18, 2014
I wasn't a fan of the writing style - the author writes his MC with a very condescending attitude towards those he initially meets in Ireland - so that was definitely a negative for me.
When the MC decides that even though he loves his wife and kids he is still going to have a fling, I was done. No amount of explanation is ever going to be enough for me to be okay with adultery. The only thing his wife did was marry a schmuck who couldn't keep it in his pants, regardless of how the MC tries to explain away his guilt.
I'm not sure what the other reviewers were reading, but for me the only happy ending was when I deleted this from my reader.
When the MC decides that even though he loves his wife and kids he is still going to have a fling, I was done. No amount of explanation is ever going to be enough for me to be okay with adultery. The only thing his wife did was marry a schmuck who couldn't keep it in his pants, regardless of how the MC tries to explain away his guilt.
I'm not sure what the other reviewers were reading, but for me the only happy ending was when I deleted this from my reader.
April 11, 2013
Waste of reading time! Short book, short chapters (36), easy read. First 18 chapters are "Part One" devoted to Patrick and Maggie falling in love. Patrick is in Ireland to scope out a sight for a foreign company to come in and build a mfg plant - his main job is to build up enthusaism for the foreign company chosing Ireland. Patrick is "happily married" to his wife who he's loved since high school and he's totally devoted to her and their 2 kids. As you can surmise, however, Patrick & Maggie end up meeting and having a month long affair. Maggie "of course" gets pregnant before end of Part One. Patrick doesn't know it when he has to leave Ireland. Part One was able to somewhat hold my attention. That said ... Part Two was horrible and oh so very predictible! Almost as if someone other than the author wrote Part Two. Too, too predictible. Not to forget, this book was written in First Person (which I HATE!) and the author would throw in a line that would totally take me out of the book. Glad this was a free book! That was the only real good thing about the book.
March 21, 2014
I read this book once and that was more than enough. The man goes to Ireland for work, has an affair, goes back home, and a few years later his wife leaves him. He then realizes that she hadn't loved him for years so he no longer feels any guilt about cheating on her. More time passes and he goes back to Ireland to find the woman he had the affair with and tell her that he still loves her. Turns out, she was pregnant with his son who is now 20 years old. The author admits he likes happy ending so of course the son accepts him, the mom still loves him, and the story ends.
August 18, 2012
a good story and a quick read
December 7, 2012
Really liked the story. Loved that the story moved at a quick pace, and the author really captured the love and heartbreak that happens in real life.
January 11, 2013
A great love story. As the book says, "I like happy endings to my stories."
April 16, 2013
OMG I love this story!!! This is a true story of sweet, deep love!! This one is for the true romantic!!
February 5, 2021
The only problem is that it is only in nook. I would like to read it again but I no longer have nook.
January 1, 2014
I read a lot of the reviews about this book and people were saying they couldn't read it because he abandoned his family for the woman he met in Ireland and that is just not true. So I read this last night and he did what was right, not knowing that Maggie was pregnant because I think if he had known he would have stayed. But Maggie wouldn't let him stay.
What he didn't realize was his wife had fallen out of love with him before he even went to Ireland and met Maggie.
This was a good book about sacrifice, when you want to do what your heart tells you but you do what is best at the time for everyone involved. He took his children into consideration, his wife whom he loved since childhood and everything he had to leave the woman he loved most of all.
That was commendable in my opinion. So why are people saying that the male in this book left his family? He didn't. He went back to his family and his wife left him 5 years later for her BOSS. He wasted 20 long years without his Maggie. He waited until he was 60 YEARS OLD to return back to Ireland and find Maggie and if his book, An Irish Interlude, was not going to be made into a movie in Ireland and he had to go there, he would have NEVER gone back to Maggie because he wanted to do the right thing. BUT he never EVER forgot her.
What he didn't realize was his wife had fallen out of love with him before he even went to Ireland and met Maggie.
This was a good book about sacrifice, when you want to do what your heart tells you but you do what is best at the time for everyone involved. He took his children into consideration, his wife whom he loved since childhood and everything he had to leave the woman he loved most of all.
That was commendable in my opinion. So why are people saying that the male in this book left his family? He didn't. He went back to his family and his wife left him 5 years later for her BOSS. He wasted 20 long years without his Maggie. He waited until he was 60 YEARS OLD to return back to Ireland and find Maggie and if his book, An Irish Interlude, was not going to be made into a movie in Ireland and he had to go there, he would have NEVER gone back to Maggie because he wanted to do the right thing. BUT he never EVER forgot her.
April 24, 2013
Originally posted on Bookshelf (full review)
It started great, I was liking everything, you think it's a little predictable but, I mean it's not called An Irish Love Story for no reason. The problem is who he is, I don't know how I could give that more than three stars, especially when everyone seems to be okay with it.
But I feel like I connect so much with this guy in many different ways, though I am not excusing his choices or how things happened. It's like major parts of his story I understand and remind me so much of my own. Not everything though, the main idea that I believe is wrong, I don't share it with him.
It could be a relatable experience for some people but it depends on their side of the story to see this as a bad reminder or to feel a connection with the characters.
It started great, I was liking everything, you think it's a little predictable but, I mean it's not called An Irish Love Story for no reason. The problem is who he is, I don't know how I could give that more than three stars, especially when everyone seems to be okay with it.
But I feel like I connect so much with this guy in many different ways, though I am not excusing his choices or how things happened. It's like major parts of his story I understand and remind me so much of my own. Not everything though, the main idea that I believe is wrong, I don't share it with him.
It could be a relatable experience for some people but it depends on their side of the story to see this as a bad reminder or to feel a connection with the characters.
June 27, 2012
First account story that seemed very realistic and very personal
The author is very good at involving the reader in the story.
The love story can put off some readers, as it involves adultery. However I liked the way this topic was handled and the characters' decisions.
The author is very good at involving the reader in the story.
The love story can put off some readers, as it involves adultery. However I liked the way this topic was handled and the characters' decisions.
June 29, 2013
I read this book really fast it was to short for me. I didn't like the fact that he was cheating on his wife yeah I guess there was some sort of love story here but there is really a moral issue with the book.
March 6, 2014
A love story told in 2 parts about how Patrick O'Connor from American falls in love with Maggie in Ireland. The first part is how them met and the second part takes place 20 years later. The pacing of the book reminded me of "The Bridges of Madison County." I did enjoy the "tour" of Ireland though.
June 4, 2014
This was a short, quick, easy-read book. I enjoyed the story line, but the book was nothing spectacular. I mostly read it because I am obsessed with all things Ireland! I could have used more descriptions of the beautiful Irish scenery.
January 13, 2016
I had a hard time with this love story because there's an aspect of infidelity. I am a believer in marriage and always root for the wife and husband. With that being said, I enjoyed this story as much as the circumstances would allow.
April 9, 2014
So loved this book! I've been to Ireland so I could see the roadways & stores & hotels the author talks about. Really came alive!
July 1, 2014
It was a quick, easy read.
July 12, 2014
I really liked this story. Very quick and sweet. A true love story.
December 29, 2015
I found this to be a very satisfying little romance. Predictable plot, but good characters.
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January 2, 2015Wonderful story,
March 8, 2015
A quick little read that follows the lines of a general love story with a happy ending.
June 28, 2015
i finished it. kinda dry but a fast read at the airport. nothing really to write home about.
August 11, 2016
Heartwarming story. Good ending.
August 30, 2016
Enjoyed this book, my girlfriend suggested it and I found it to be very exciting.
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