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A Life Before
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My next novel, A Life Before, is the coming-of-age story of the great Irish activist, Maud Gonne, and the poet she inspired, WB Yeats. As told by Rosy Cross, ’the oldest woman in Ireland.’
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Latest Reviews
The View from Here on Keepers
The View from Here on Keepers
Irish Independent
Irish Independent on Her Secret Rose
Bibliofemme Book Club on After The Rising
Bibliofemme Book Club on After The Rising
Sunday Independent on After The Rising & Before The Fall
Sunday Independent on After The Rising & Before The Fall
Novel Delights on After The Rising & Before The Fall, 2 in 1
Novel Delights on After The Rising & Before The Fall, 2 in 1 Special
The Wishing Shelf on After The Rising
The Wishing Shelf on After The Rising