Ridge’s deafness doesn’t impede their relationship or their music. She finds out after the fact that Ridge already has a long-distance girlfriend, Maggie-and that he's deaf. The two begin a songwriting partnership that grows into something more once Sydney dumps Hunter and decides to crash with Ridge and his two roommates while she gets back on her feet. While music student Sydney is watching her neighbor Ridge play guitar on his balcony across the courtyard, Ridge is watching Sydney’s boyfriend, Hunter, secretly make out with her best friend on her balcony. Hoover is a master at writing scenes from dual perspectives. Sydney and Ridge make beautiful music together in a love triangle written by Hoover ( Losing Hope, 2013, etc.), with a link to a digital soundtrack by American Idol contestant Griffin Peterson. Those who are seeking an adventure-filled thrill ride should look elsewhere, but readers searching for a slow-paced, gentle look at small-town Ireland will find a lot to love.Ī sweet and relaxing story about the importance of community.
debut presents a realistic view of what it’s like to live in a small town where employment opportunities are slim.
Although the characters are charming, Irish author Hayes-McCoy's U.S. Bursting with lovably wacky characters (most notably the cantankerous builder Fury O’Shea), this novel creates a richly drawn world.
As Hanna gets more involved in the lives of the people in her community, she begins to realize that Lissbeg isn’t just any other town-it’s her home. But when a group of bureaucrats comes up with a tourism plan that will involve closing the Lissbeg library, Hanna becomes the reluctant leader of a campaign to save it. With a reputation for being stuck-up, she avoids fraternizing with the locals instead, she wants to focus on restoring her great-aunt’s old cottage so she can finally move out of her mom’s house. As her daughter, Jazz, travels the world working for an airline, Hanna earns her living as the town librarian. Although Hanna lived a sophisticated life in London while she was married, now she has to once again get used to the slower pace of life in Lissbeg. A librarian returns to her small Ireland hometown-and the cast of eccentric characters who live there.Īfter divorcing her cheating husband, 51-year-old Hanna Casey finds herself living back home in the Irish countryside with her nagging mother.
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