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This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic is Books That Live in My Head Rent-Free. I’m going to blame the heat for the fact I couldn’t think of any books that met that description. Instead I’ve done another version of a recent topic – Book Titles That Include the Word [“X”] – but chosen a different word: Night. Links from each title will take you to my review.
Wednesday – As always WWW Wednesday is a weekly opportunity to share what I’ve just read, what I’m currently reading and what I plan to read next… and to take a peek at what others are reading.
Eight years after Cromwell’s army burned Killenea Castle to the ground, Mithim McMurrough – daughter of a Gaelic lord, healer and last keeper of her family’s secrets – is living alone and in hiding in the depths of a Wexford forest. The soldiers are moving closer. And the past is closing in faster still.
Fierce, lyrical and steeped in Irish mythology, the Celtic tree calendar and the forgotten wisdom of the Gaelic healing women, Mithim gives voice to a noblewoman who refused to disappear quietly into the wreckage of conquest – who carried her people’s knowledge into the dark, and who will risk everything to find out who survived.
It’s 1946, and Evie is back on stage where she belongs, her voice ready to soar in the theatres of Scotland. One question shadows every note she sings: Is the brilliant young trumpet player who stole her heart under the Indian sun still part of her future?
Myles has dreams of his own, bold and uncompromising, and Evie dares to believe she can build a life where love, family, and a glittering career all shine together. Yet the climb toward “having it all” is steeper than she imagined; as Evie’s star rises, she seizes bright, shining moments of opportunity that strain the fragile balance between career and home, and when life delivers an unexpected miracle, she learns how deep the unbreakable bonds of love really are.
Her journey in the spotlight carries her across the world, taking her far from her beloved Glasgow, bringing moments of breathtaking joy and quiet heartbreak; Evie strives for love, whilst never turning her back on the extraordinary gift that has been given to her – her voice.
Inspired by a true story, Julia Wakes celebrates the resilience of a woman who refuses to give up on her dreams, and the fierce, enduring love that ultimately defines her legacy. This is a story for anyone who has ever reached for that bigger, brighter star, and refused to let go.
What I’m currently reading
I’m reading Little Spark by Jess Kidd from my NetGalley shelf and I’m listening to the audiobook of The Draw of the Sea by Wyl Menmuir.
Look out for…
Book Review: Country People by Daniel Mason
Book Review: Land by Maggie O’Farrell
Book Review: The Eagle & the Wolf by Gordon Doherty
What Cathy Read Next... 