The Summer Visitors
A heart-warming story about love, second chances and moving on
Published on 4. May 2017
320 pages
978-1-4736-4780-0 (ISBN)
Description
'Grown up, intelligent fiction - she just gets better and better' Cathy Kelly
'One of the smartest writers of popular fiction around' Irish Independent
When handsome American Daniel O'Connell arrives in Ballyanna to research an old cable station for a documentary he is making, he's hoping that a stay in a sleepy Irish seaside town will help him and his traumatised son move on from a terrible accident. But Daniel soon finds that summer in Ballyanna is anything but quiet ...
Meanwhile Annie Sullivan, daughter of the local hotel owner, has moved back home to mend her broken heart, telling everyone that she's there to figure out her next career move.
But as a secret threatens Annie's dysfunctional family, Daniel's past is about to catch up with him. Will the two be able to grasp the new future that lies ahead before summer ends?
'One of the smartest writers of popular fiction around' Irish Independent
When handsome American Daniel O'Connell arrives in Ballyanna to research an old cable station for a documentary he is making, he's hoping that a stay in a sleepy Irish seaside town will help him and his traumatised son move on from a terrible accident. But Daniel soon finds that summer in Ballyanna is anything but quiet ...
Meanwhile Annie Sullivan, daughter of the local hotel owner, has moved back home to mend her broken heart, telling everyone that she's there to figure out her next career move.
But as a secret threatens Annie's dysfunctional family, Daniel's past is about to catch up with him. Will the two be able to grasp the new future that lies ahead before summer ends?
Reviews / Votes
Praise for Fiona O'Brien - :Praise for NO RESERVATIONS:
You'll devour this in one sitting . . . Grown-up, intelligent fiction. She just gets better and better.
Superb. THE LOVE BOOK is not something you ever want to stop reading. - Sunday Independent, Dublin
'Sometimes funny, sometimes sad, sometimes heart-warming, sometimes surprising, it's always wonderfully written; this is a book you will want to wrap yourself up in, whether love has been kind to you or not.' - RTE Guide
'Appetising and enticing (...) The Love Book is not something you ever want to stop reading.' - Sunday Independent
A delicious novel: full of warmth. - CATHY KELLY
The right mix of heartfelt emotion and upbeat humour - Image magazine
Perfect for the Pool - Belfast Telegraph
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Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Ireland
Edition type
Digital original
File size
1,07 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4736-4780-0 (9781473647800)
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Fiona O'Brien left an award-winning career in advertising to write full time. None of My Affair, No Reservations, Without Him, The Love Book, The Summer Visitors and The Summer We Were Friends have all been bestselling novels. She lives in Sandymount, Dublin.
