Library at the Edge of the World

464 pages

English language

Published July 6, 2016 by Hachette Ireland.

ISBN:
978-1-4736-2105-3
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4 stars (2 reviews)

As she drives her mobile library van between villages of Ireland's West Coast, Hanna Casey tries not to think about a lot of things. Like the sophisticated lifestyle she abandoned after finding her English barrister husband in bed with another woman. Or that she's back in Lissbeg, the rural Irish town she walked away from in her teens, living in the back bedroom of her overbearing mother's retirement bungalow. Or, worse yet, her nagging fear that, as the local librarian and a prominent figure in the community, her failed marriage and ignominious return have made her a focus of gossip. With her teenage daughter, Jazz, off traveling the world and her relationship with her own mother growing increasingly tense, Hanna is determined to reclaim her independence by restoring a derelict cottage left to her by her great-aunt.

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5 stars

Good story about personal development and community togetherness in the face of political machinations, with three generations of women centre-stage and some delightful other characters. Ending pleasingly leaves a few questions waiting for a sequel. I hope my library has more in the series.

Not quite enough commas for my taste - I started school in the 1940s - but punctuation better than
the average of recent books I have read.

Other notes for proofreader (far fewer than for many books):
"Barbra Streisand" - OK, this is fiction, but you should use correct spelling when clearly referring to real people
"the nuns' garden"
"back-pedalling"

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  • Fiction, general
  • Ireland, fiction

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