Item: The Moon Over Kilmore Quay
Rating: 5.00
Author: bookanonjeff

by Carmel Harrington

‘A warm and beautifully evocative story of family and secrets, love and heartache, with a devastating twist’ Alex Brown, bestselling author of A Postcard from Paris

When your heart belongs in two places, can you ever truly find home?

Brooklyn, New York,
Bea has grown up in the heart of the Irish community, always hearing stories of home. When she discovers a letter from her younger self, written years before, it sends her deep into her own family history.

Kilmore Quay, Ireland.
Years earlier, Lucy Mernagh leaves her much-loved home and family in search of the New York dream. The Big Apple is a world away from the quiet village she grew up in, and the longing for home aches within her.

When Bea uncovers a shocking secret, it takes her back across the water to Kilmore Quay, where – finally – long-buried truths will come to light. But fate has one last twist in store…

Praise for The Moon Over Kilmore Quay

‘A heart-warming story which shows the power of friendship, family and heritage’ Independent

‘A life-affirming and emotional story on the importance of family and friends’ Woman

‘Unashamedly full of heart … takes the reader on an unputdownable journey between New York and Wexford. It is a story about family and identity, about legacy and secrets … a touching love letter to Ireland’ Hazel Gaynor

‘Love and laughter woven into a beautiful story brimming with Carmel’s trademark warmth’ Milly Johnson

‘A warm and beautifully evocative story of family and secrets, love and heartache, with a devastating twist that will break your heart’ Alex Brown

‘This fab dual-timeline story is full of secrets, love and all the emotions’ Fabulous

‘A charming, beguiling read, yet another winner from Carmel’ Belfast Telegraph

Devastating Secrets. This is one book where two timelines intertwine to devastating effect. In one timeline, we get an epic romance between an Irish immigrant and a 2nd generation Irish American. In the other timeline, we get a woman who is both the daughter of a 2nd generation Irish American and an Irish immigrant who seems to have a mystical "13 Going On 30" / "Frequency" scenario going on where a childhood project is speaking to her and directing her to make amends for mistakes she has made in the intervening years. Both timelines work well independently, but when they come together... well, refer back to the title of this review. And then it gets even more devastating. Indeed, the ending and epilogue will likely have you in tears, even moreso than when the timelines converged. Overall a truly solid book and very much recommended.

The Moon Over Kilmore Quay

by Carmel Harrington

Reviewed by Jeff Sexton on May 18, 2021

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