
Mary Kate
Nadine Dorries(Author)
Head of Zeus (Publisher)
Published on 11. July 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-1-78669-755-4 (ISBN)
Description
Dorries is the queen of the saga and she is back with a heart-wrenching, captivating new novel'
Bookish Jottings. Liverpool, 1963.
Mary Kate Malone is seventeen and bitterly unhappy that her father has married again after the death of her mother. On her last day at school, she decides to leave home in Tarabeg on the west coast of Ireland and head for Liverpool to find her mother's sister.
But absolutely nothing goes to plan. Within hours of disembarking, she finds herself penniless and alone, with no place to stay and no idea how she will survive.
Meanwhile, back in Ireland, where old sins cast long shadows, a long-buried secret is about to come to light and a day of reckoning, in the shape of a stranger from America, will set an unstoppable chain of events in motion.
What readers are saying about the Tarabeg Series:
'A brilliant read, a wonderful story and I have already pre-orderd the next book'
'Great read! Nadine Dorries is a top author, love her books!'
'Did not want it to end!! Gripping, detailed... Really draws you in to the story
Bookish Jottings. Liverpool, 1963.
Mary Kate Malone is seventeen and bitterly unhappy that her father has married again after the death of her mother. On her last day at school, she decides to leave home in Tarabeg on the west coast of Ireland and head for Liverpool to find her mother's sister.
But absolutely nothing goes to plan. Within hours of disembarking, she finds herself penniless and alone, with no place to stay and no idea how she will survive.
Meanwhile, back in Ireland, where old sins cast long shadows, a long-buried secret is about to come to light and a day of reckoning, in the shape of a stranger from America, will set an unstoppable chain of events in motion.
What readers are saying about the Tarabeg Series:
'A brilliant read, a wonderful story and I have already pre-orderd the next book'
'Great read! Nadine Dorries is a top author, love her books!'
'Did not want it to end!! Gripping, detailed... Really draws you in to the story
Reviews / Votes
PRAISE FOR NADINE DORRIES:'Nadine Dorries has quickly established herself as the queen of the Liverpool saga and she is back with a heart-wrenching and captivating new novel' Bookish Jottings.
'As heart-warming as it is heartbreaking, this novel is unputdownable' Sunday Express.
'Angela's Ashes with a scouse accent' Irish Times.
'A funny and sometimes shocking saga. I couldn't put it down' Cristina Odone.
'Fabulous characters... Gorgeous sentences and sensational plotlines' * With Love for Books *
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions
Height: 194 mm
Width: 143 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
332 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78669-755-4 (9781786697554)
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Nadine Dorries grew up in a working-class family in Liverpool. She spent part of her childhood living on a farm with her grandmother, and attended school in a small remote village in the west of Ireland. She trained as a nurse, then followed with a successful career in which she established and then sold her own business. She has been the MP for Mid-Bedfordshire since 2005 and has three daughters. nadinedorries.co.uk @NadineDorries