The Dublin Girls

by Cathy Mansell

Dramatic, emotional and romantic, i f you love Lorna Cook, Tracy Rees and Jenny Ashcroft, you'll love this gripping and heartrending novel from Cathy Mansell, author of A Place to Belong.

In 1950s Dublin, life is hard and jobs are like gold dust.

Nineteen-year-old Nell Flynn is training to be a nurse and planning to marry her boyfriend, Liam Connor, when her mother dies, leaving her younger sisters destitute. To save them from the workhouse, Nell returns to the family home - a mere two rooms at the top of a condemned tenement.

Nell finds work at a biscuit factory and, at first, they scrape through each week. But then eight-year-old Róisín, a delicate from birth, is admitted to hospital with rheumatic fever and fifteen-year-old Kate, rebellious, headstrong and resentful of Nell taking her mother's place, runs away.

When Liam finds work in London, Nell stays to struggle on alone - her unwavering devotion to her sisters stronger even than her love for him. She's determined that one day the Dublin girls will be reunited and only then will she be free to follow her heart.

Look for more gripping, heartwrenching page-turners from Cathy Mansell - don't miss A Place to Belong, out now.

Genres: Ireland, Historical Fiction, Historical

404 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 23, 2020

About the author

I'm Cathy Mansell. I write romantic suspense. My stories are set in
Ireland, England and America. I enjoy plotting and creating characters.
I can't imagine my life without writing and I'm lucky to have a lovely
husband who allows me time to do what I love.

I'm thrilled to have had a two-book deal from
Headline. The first, A Place To Belong is on pre-order from Amazon and will release in November, the paperback 2020.

Reviews

[Louise Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Set in Dublin in the 1950's. Nell, Kate and Roisin Flynn's mother has just died. Nell had to give up her job training to be a nurse and move back home to take care of her younger sisters. Roisin is just eight years old and a sickly child. Nell breaks off her relationship with her boyfriend, Liam so that she can concentrate on her sisters upbringing. Kate is feisty and clever. But her heart rules her head.

Some of the things these sisters have to endure is heartbreaking. We follow the sisters struggles of everyday life. I was rooting for Nell all the way. I just wanted her to have some good luck for a change. I liked nearly all the characters in this book. Nell's loyalty to her sisters was more than just a sense of duty. Kate did annoy me for several reasons. I just wanted her to knuckle down and do the right thing. There's a lot packed into the pages of this book. This is a great read.

I would like to thank NetGalley, Headline and the author Cathy Mansell for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.

[StinaStaffymum · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another new-to-me author, Cathy Mansell brings us a dramatic and emotional tale of family drama in post-war Dublin. With a touch of Catherine Cookson and Lorna Cook, THE DUBLIN GIRLS begins in 1950 as three sisters struggle to find their place in the world.

Nineteen year old Nell Flynn had her whole life set out before her. In her second year of training to be a nurse, she was planning to marry her sweetheart Liam Connor and begin a new life in England. But then her mother tragically dies leaving herself and her two younger siblings orphans. Nell realises at once that her priorities have changed as she gives up her training and her dreams of life with Liam in order to get to care for her two younger sisters. Liam has offered more than once to take care of them but Nell knows that her sisters are her responsibility. She gets a job at the biscuit factory, which she hates, but it pays far better than a trainee nurse and she has now has rent to pay and three mouths to feed in the dirty rundown tenement flat they live in on the eighth floor.

Life in Ireland post-war is difficult. Jobs are scarce and the country is struggling to find its feet after the war. But Nell must do what she can to care for her sisters and keep them from the workhouse. Her work in the biscuit factory isn't much but it keeps a roof over their heads, food on the table and coal for the fire. She is soon promoted to the labelling section of the factory, which sure beats washing hundreds of tins that are returned to the factory every day. But it seems her efforts aren't good enough for her middle sister who has dreams above her station in life.

Kate is 15 years old and has dreams of her own. Just because Nell gave up her dreams doesn't mean that she should give up hers. She wants to get out of the grotty tenement in which they live and into a nice house with running water and indoor plumbing. If only her mam didn't die before they could be rehoused. But she had and now they were stuck in this horrible cold and draughty two room flat with Nell bossing her about like she had the right. She wasn't her mam and Kate could do what she liked.

So when Father John calls at the flat and insists that it's high time that Kate begin pulling her weight and helping her sister by taking up her mam's job of working at the presbytery for an hour after school each day, Kate is horrified. She doesn't want to be a cleaner! She has bigger dreams than that! Her mam wanted her to get an education and qualifications to ensure a proper job. But Catholic guilt leads her to the church the following day where she meets Michael Flannigan, who has taken on the job as a clerk, and falls instantly in love.

Suddenly Kate has no problem working at the church presbytery...not if it means seeing Michael. But it's when she starts slipping out with a lie on her lips as to her intentions, Nell begins to despair of her sister at the times she could really do with her help. With stars in her eyes and dreams in her heart, Kate continues to lie to her sister about her whereabouts all the while resenting her elder sister's new authoritative role in her life. Refusing to pull her weight, Kate continues to selfishly pursue her own independence keeping most of her much-needed wages for frivolities such as nylons, lipsticks and shoes. Meanwhile Nell struggles to put food on the table and coal in the scuttle while Kate chases foolish dreams.

And then there is Róisín who is 8 years old and has always been a frail child since birth, predicted to not live beyond five years. The little girl is obviously ill but with hardly enough money to pay for food and rent, there is little left over to pay for a doctor. The cold and uncaring nuns at the convent school, which each of the girls had attended, insist that Nell sees her sister get sufficient sleep at night to ensure she doesn't keep falling asleep in class which provides much distraction to the rest of the students. Angered, Nell knows that Róisín gets more than enough sleep and is concerned that something may be wrong with her sister. When she takes her to the free dispensary one Saturday morning, after hours of queuing and waiting, the doctor examines her briefly and insists that there is nothing wrong with the child and to stop wasting his time.

Then one day Róisín is unable to get out of bed, complaining that her legs hurt. Nell rushes downstairs and asks their only remaining neighbour left in the tenement Amy Kinch to help take Róisín to the doctor. They place her in a pram and walk the long distance to the doctor who Amy knows will be kind, sympathetic and take the time to get to the bottom of what is wrong with Róisín. The doctor is immediately concerned and has Nell take her straight to the fever hospital, where it is later confirmed that Róisín has rheumatic fever. Róisín stays at the hospital for many months - over Christmas and into the new year - as she received treatment and begins her recovery.

Meanwhile, Nell continues to struggle while Kate selfishly pursues her own independent life that she cannot possibly sustain. Packing her suitcase one day while Nell is at work, Kate leaves the tenement and her old life behind in search of something greater believing it is what she is entitled to. When Nell discovers her sister has gone she is beside herself with worry. She has given up her own dreams, her own life, to care for her sisters and everything is falling apart. Kate has gone and Róisín is ill in hospital and her dreams of a life with Liam have drifted further away as she pursues a job in London. And now, as the only remaining tenants in the building as Amy and her family of 10 children have been rehoused in a new estate, Nell is truly alone.

A heart-rendering story, THE DUBLIN GIRLS is an engaging read from beginning to end about three sisters who all have different challenges to face. Each has their own personality and dreams they wanted to achieve. Nell was responsible in giving up her dreams to care for her sisters. Kate was rebellious, selfish and often rude and made the worst possible choices. Róisín was a young frail child who still believes in Santa and dreams of a happy life with her sisters. Liam continues to pursue Nell, refusing to give up their dreams of a life together. Desperately saving money from his job in England so Nell and her sisters can join him for a better life, he has the best intentions in taking on the responsibility and caring for them all. But will Nell allow him to do so? And will Kate return to the fold?

Warm-hearted and heartbreaking at the same time, THE DUBLIN GIRLS evokes a multitude of emotions as the sisters journey their way through loves, loss, fear, hardship, heartbreak and poverty...and in Kate's case, a plethora of bad decisions. This coming of age tale highlights Nell's perseverance, her courage and her loyalty to her sisters and the promise of eventually following her dreams.

A simply delightful and easy read...even if I wanted to throttle Kate into seeing sense...THE DUBLIN GIRLS is a sad story with a happy ending. Perfect for fans of historical and contemporary fiction, as well as fans of Catherine Cookson, Tracy Rees, Kathleen McGurl and Lorna Cook.

I would like to thank #CathyMansell, #Netgalley and #Headline for an ARC of #TheDublinGirls in exchange for an honest review.

This review appears on my blog at https://stinathebookaholic.blogspot.com/.

[Lu · Rating 4 out of 5]

In the aftermath of WWII, three sisters struggle to find their place in the world.

The backdrop is post-war Dublin (1950) during a massive economic recession, general poverty, and mass emigration.

Nell was nineteen and had her whole life planned. She would finish nursing school, marry her sweetheart Liam, and start a family. But things rarely go as planned.

After losing both her parents, Nell had to assume the role of sole provider for her sisters Kate (15yo) and Roisin (8yo). Nursing school became a long lost dream, and reality was a full day shift at the local biscuit factory.

The sisters were fascinating characters. They had very different personalities, goals, and views of life and what they wanted to achieve.

The most complex of the three was Kate. She was as rebellious as a fifteen-year-old could be. She was egocentric, rude, and always making the worse possible choices. I had to keep reminding myself she was only a child.

If this had not been a fictional story, I shudder to think what would have become of Kate.

Roisin was a sweetheart, but her health was very fragile.

It was very touching to see how Nell, almost a child herself, tried to keep everyone together facing all kinds of challenges (and there were plenty).

The two of them reminded me a little of Elinor and Marianne from Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen.

There is a little bit of romance, even an almost love triangle, but it does not take center stage. Liam is an honorable and sweet hero, a bit clueless, in my opinion, but very good at heart.

It always fascinates me to see the world in another place and time. To understand how those people lived and coped with their reality. These girls, so young, out there in a cruel and merciless world.

The book is well-written and captured the post-war atmosphere sensibly and engagingly. The story has a happy and satisfying end.

Lovely read!

Warning: Sexual assault, death, illness, and poverty.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

[Geta · Rating 4 out of 5]

There is something to be said about friends that randomly send books your way.

The idea of someone seeing a book, thinking you might like it and sending it to you so you can quietly read it one night just gives me hope.

Hope that friendships can endure distance, hope that there are multiple ways you can say to someone "I was thinking about you and wanted to bring a smile to your face".

[Booklover BEV · Rating 5 out of 5]

Set in dublin in the 1950s
I loved nell flynn story
Heartbreaking and so emotional this poor girl had to grow up fast looking after her younger siblings
They are all in for hard times but as strong as nell is she is a fighter
Loved all these characters that blend into this book by this author.
I loved every page

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dublin Girls by Cathy Mansell is a great historical fiction novel that also included elements of romance, coming-of-age, and overcoming adversity.

This story places the reader into post-WWII Dublin and the stories, and adversities, that were faced by those that have survived the war, yet realized that struggles of living, family, and day-to-day happenings still occurred. The concept of picking up the pieces and trying to find a sense of normalcy at a time that was anything but normal, was not such an easy task. This situation is where we find our female protagonist, 19 y/o Nell Flynn. Torn between her desire to become a nurse, move away, and be with her beloved Liam Connor and her sense of duty in helping with taking care of her younger sisters after her mother dies is the ultimate struggle.

Here we see the fundamental struggles of: love, loss, courage, fear, loyalty, family, romance, coming of age, perseverance, and following your dreams.

I enjoyed the plot, character cast, location, and ending. I thought Nell was likeable, realistic, smart, loyal, and strong. I rooted for her from the very beginning.

5/5 stars

Thank you NetGalley and Headline for this ARC and in return I am submitting my unbiased and voluntary review and opinion.

I am posting my review to my GR and Bookbub accounts immediately and will post it to be Amazon and B&N accounts upon publication.

[Novelle Novels · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is very emotional and heartbreaking at points.. Loved the older sister in this but found it so hard how much she sacrificed for her sister. The middle sister Kate really annoyed me but that was the intention I believe. The writing is good and I loved the ending. Short chapters did make it easy to fly through which I loved

[Margaret James · Rating 5 out of 5]

When Nell Flynn's mother and father die, Nell is obliged to give up her nursing training and become responsible for her two younger sisters, Kate and Róisín.

Kate is still at school but is already far too interested in men. Róisín is in poor health and likely to need medical treatment that Nell doesn't know how she will afford, in spite of working gruelling shifts in the local biscuit factory.

The story is set in 1950s Dublin during the economic depression which meant there was mass unemployment, so escaping to England - particularly London - was the dream of everyone capable of dreaming of a better life. Nell's boyfriend Liam is offered a job in London and is determined to take it, promising to send for Nell as soon as he's found somewhere to live. But what about Kate and Róisín - will Liam be willing to take on Nell's little sisters, too?

There are lots of lovely period details in this novel. I'm just about old enough to remember my mother wearing full skirts, high heels, fully-fashioned nylons and bright red lipstick whenever she went out, even to the local shops, and as a little girl I always thought Mum looked like a princess. When Nell and Kate got dressed up to go dancing, I thought of my mother!

This is a warm-hearted, engaging story about three sisters who all have different challenges to face. I wanted to know if Nell would ever be able to resume her nursing training, if Kate would go off the rails completely, and if Róisín would grow up to be as strong and healthy as her sisters, and all this kept me engaged. I loved all three sisters, who are all very sympathetically drawn, and I would be very happy to hear there is a sequel to their story planned.

Thank you to Headline for sending me an advance copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

[Jacqui Turnbull · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy read, once you start you can’t stop. This story is about the relationships, ups and downs, the good and bad. Deceit, love, abuse. Three sisters alone, who do you trust, one always wants more and she gets more than she bargained for. Eventually they are together once again.

[BREDA ARNOLD · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a glorious book- a cross between Maeve Binchie and Catherine Cookson, it evokes a Dublin of yesteryear, when a fledgling Irish Republic was emerging from world war two . An Ireland where poverty was still rife yet kindness and neighbourliness was still the norm. We follow the fortunes of the newly orphaned Flynn girls as they negotiate a life of grinding poverty and loss, a dutiful older daughter, sacrificing her nursing career to care for her wayward sibling Kate and sickly youngest sibling Róisín. We follow their lives and loves as they strive to make a new life for themselves. It's a time when Ireland was haemorrhaging her youth as they fled Ireland and caught the night ferries to England and beyond in order to find work and support the families left behind. Cathy Mansell truthfully depicts the Dublin of the fifties and lovingly crafts the relationship between the sisters and also the tenement neighbours . It's a story of heartbreak, strife and love and I devoured it at one sitting. I can't wait to read more from this brilliant writer !

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Set in the slums of Ireland 1950's Dublin Nell Flynn is looking forward to marrying her sweetheart Liam. At 19 she is studying to be a nurse and life is wonderful. Then tragedy strikes and her mother dies unexpectedly and she is left to support her 15-year-old younger sister Kate and 8 years old Roisin.

Nell immediately has to give up her dream of becoming a nurse moves back into the family home and takes a job in a biscuit factory.

Kate is selfish leaves school without qualifications or experience, spends any little money she has on herself instead of helping to support her family. She does nothing around the home making Kates job almost impossible.

Little Roisin is weak from birth and spends most of her days in bed. She becomes so ill and thin that Kate manages to scrape together enough money for her to see a Dr who immediately diagnoses rheumatic fever. She is immediately admitted to hospital.

Nell is an amazing person who has so many worries to deal with as well as Liam finding work in London and leaving her to cope alone.
This is a lovely book of hardship, heartbreak and struggle, but well worth a read. I really enjoyed it.

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dublin Girls by Cathy Mansell is a great historical fiction novel that also included elements of romance, coming-of-age, and overcoming adversity.

This story places the reader into post-WWII Dublin and the stories, and adversities, that were faced by those that have survived the war, yet realized that struggles of living, family, and day-to-day happenings still occurred. The concept of picking up the pieces and trying to find a sense of normalcy at a time that was anything but normal, was not such an easy task. This situation is where we find our female protagonist, 19 y/o Nell Flynn. Torn between her desire to become a nurse, move away, and be with her beloved Liam Connor and her sense of duty in helping with taking care of her younger sisters after her mother dies is the ultimate struggle.

Here we see the fundamental struggles of: love, loss, courage, fear, loyalty, family, romance, coming of age, perseverance, and following your dreams.

I enjoyed the plot, character cast, location, and ending. I thought Nell was likeable, realistic, smart, loyal, and strong. I rooted for her from the very beginning.

5/5 stars

Thank you NetGalley and Headline for this ARC and in return I am submitting my unbiased and voluntary review and opinion.

I am posting my review to my GR and Bookbub accounts immediately and will post it to be Amazon and B&N accounts upon publication.

[Carol Mageean · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you to Net Galley for introducing me to Cathy Mansell. I loved this book about 1950s Dublin and Nell Flynn. Nell Flynn is a amazing girl who cares for her two orphaned sisters above everything else and puts her own life on hold including her wish to become a nurse and even delays her wedding, trying to keep the family together at all costs.

The story tells of her trials and tribulations of her life and how hard it is to care for her sisters - I loved it from page one and could not get to the next chapter quick enough. Totally absorbing story and highly recommend. I am now looking to read further books by this highly talented author.

[Lorraine Montgomery · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Dublin Girls is basically a romance novel set in the backdrop of Dublin in the 1950s and features three sisters experiencing struggles quite likely common to the poorer population of the capital of Ireland. A family of three sisters whose parents have died finds the eldest, Nell, has left nursing school to work in a biscuit factory in order to pay the rent and put food on the table. Her boyfriend Liam is being pushed into the background along with their plans and the landlord's son is trying to get to first base with her. The youngest, Roisin, has always been a frail child and as the story progresses we see the cold, uncaring attitude of the nuns at her school and learn that she has tuberculosis and has to go away for a long time in order to heal and become strong again. Kate, the middle girl, is in rebellion and denial, resenting Nell's new authoritative role, not willing to pull her weight, and selfishly pursuing an independent life she can't possibly sustain.
Living in a building where most of the tenants have already been moved into a new housing development provided by the council, Nell and her family won't be able to go now that her mother has died. The last family in the building except for hers is Amy Kinch with her husband and 10 children on the floor below and once they leave, the building will not really be a safe place for three young girls to live. Amy is a good friend to Nell unlike the parish priest who is hard and critical and cheap. He offers Kate a cleaning job in his residence with very poor pay. Actually, he doesn't so much offer as insist and expects her every weekday after school.
This is a sad story with a happy ending. I read it in one day — very easy read — but it didn't really leap out at me as being great. It was rather predictable and while Nell was a character with fine qualities trying to do her best, she had her own problems dealing with the way their lives had changed and her trying to work them out became a bit repetitive. Kate wasn't really likeable at all and Roisin was sickly and away for most of the story. While it gives a valid view of life in that time and place it wasn't really a page turner and didn't leave me wanting more. I'd rate it three out of five.

[Katherine Hayward Pérez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nell Flynn is 19 years old, training to be a nurse and planning to marry her boyfriend, Liam Connor. The death of their mother hits Nell and her eight-year-old sister Róisín, hard. The little girl has had health problems since birth and when she is taken ill again Nell must do all she can to help. Kate is 15 and can't bear the fact that Nell is forced to be a mother figure to them.

Nell's work in a biscuit factory is not much but it's work at a time when the country is struggling because of the Depression. Liam is there for Nell— while he can be. How will she cope when he tales an opportunity not to be missed?

I adore books set in Ireland having dual nationality myself. I was drawn in by the cover and synopsis. The characters were well portrayed as was the setting. I felt worry, concern happiness and sadness for them. Kate was definitely unfair towards Nell and Nell is a real fighter. Her determination shone through. Her dedication to Róisín's wellbeing as well as her and Kate's was humbling.

I was glad she had Liam. The novel is rhe first I have reviewed by Cathy Mansell and I look forward to more.

The Dublin Girls is heartbreaking, hopeful and a wonderful portrait of 1950s Dublin and Ireland.

Thanks to Cathy Mansell and Headline for my ARC in exchange for an honest and voluntary review.

5 stars.

[Joanne D'Arcy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dublin in the 1950s. Meet the Flynn girls.

Nell the eldest, training to be a nurse and with Liam her wonderfully caring and touching boyfriend in tow, she has her whole life set out before her.

Kate the middle child, bright and feisty, she should go far providing she finished her schooling.

Roisin, the youngest. Sickly and not flourishing.

When their mother dies, it is up to Nell to hold them all together.

Giving up nursing, working in a biscuit factory and trying to make any meagre earnings pay for the rent, the coal in their condemned tenements shows a harsh reality of life in 1950s Dublin,

When Roisin is admitted to the fever hospital and Kate decides she wants a better life, Nell finds she is struggling to keep everyone close. They only have each other and they really should stick together.

Nell vows to stay in Dublin until she can have all her sisters together with her again, with a heavy heart she sees Liam go to London to forge a new life. Will the sisters ever be reunited?

This book has everything you would want from a great read, characters, plot, setting, love, adversity, tragedy and heartache. There is a lot packed into the pages and if you have read Catherine Cookson novels in the past, then this book could easily be for you.

A wonderful example of historical fiction.

[Mel Richmond · Rating 4 out of 5]

Firstly, thank you to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book. I’ve always loved historical fiction and to get to read this book before it was published was exciting for me.

The Dublin Girls is a drama set in the 50’s in Dublin, Ireland, the story focusing on three sisters: Nell, Kate and Róisìn Flynn. The book begins just after the tragic loss of their mother and Nell must give up her nurses training to provide for her younger sisters so they don’t get sent to the workhouse. With Róisìn only being eight years old and frail, Nell tries to support her and Kate, fifteen through their studies. But Kate’s selfish side leaves Nell to cope with the stress of keeping a roof over their heads alone.

The trials and traumas these three sisters go through, both individually and together, is heartbreaking and the icy relationship between Nell and Kate for no other reason than pride and misunderstanding had me so frustrated! I absolutely loved reading this story, excited and nervous to see how the future would look for each sister as the hard times just kept pushing them down. A beautiful and very real story.

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautifully written story of love, loss, regret and poverty set in the early 1950's. Three sisters are forced to cope on their own after the death of their parents. Nineteen year old Nell, hard working and sensible, becomes responsible for her lazy, selfish 15 year old sister, Kate, who doesn't want to take responsibility for anything and her 8 year old sister, Roisin, who has always been a sickly child and has to battle serious illness. Before Nell can join her boyfriend, Liam, who has gone to London to find work and a better life, she has many trials and tribulations to contend with in her desperation to keep her family together.

[Jo Rammell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed the story of Nell, Kate and Roisin. Nell gave up her nursing career to save her sisters from the workhouse after their mother died.
You find yourself desperately wanting to tell her to fight for a chance at life at at the same time, telling Kate to wake up and smell the roses, but at the same time, knowing her behaviour is because she has never really grieved properly.
It also makes you aware of just how much we really have today that we take for granted.
Highly recommend.

[Shauna Doherty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book from the start and although nell was my favourite sister and I hated ores attitude towards her sister by the end I understood her and felt sorry for her plight and loss the strength of nell throughout the book and the way she stood up for both her sister
Was so heart warming and lovely to read glad I choose this book to read

[Martha Brindley · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a nice, easy romantic read set in Dublin in the 1950's. An engaging story about three sisters, left alone when their mother dies. It's about family, struggles, poverty and loyalty. A good book to while away the hours and evoke memories of a different era. Thanks to Net Galley for my ARC.

[Miss T A Cox · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really interesting story about life in the 1950’s for a family trying to navigate the lose of their parents.

Lovely short chapters which meant I kept reading on and on…there were twists and turns but some predictable moments.

A great ending and a really easy read.

[d m palmer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ready good about Nell and her sisters Kate and Roisin xx

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

An overall good book.

[Jennsie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well-written and hard to put down, I enjoyed the world of “Dublin Girls”, which follows the lives of three recently orphaned sisters and their growing, learning, and bonding.

[Victoria Wilks · Rating 4 out of 5]

A book full of drama, romance and hope. I adored this beautiful read.
The characters were endearing and likeable, the storyline itself was captivating. A definite must read in my opinion.

[Oonagh Considine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy reading nothing too hard on the brain!

[Hazel · Rating 2 out of 5]

This could have been a great story, but unfortunately for me the repetitive statements and unlikable characters this one fell very flat for me.

[Lynda Meyers · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed this book although I think the ending seemed a bit rushed.I will certainly look out for more books by this author.

[Lindy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book, can’t wait to read more from this author.