The release date for the English version of 'The Irish Boarding House' by
Sandy Taylor is Sep 2022. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
24- Fairfield Square. The ancient stone stairs are covered with prickly rose bushes, and the house is deserted. However, Mary Kate has a strong bond with the empty, quiet rooms. Is this the right location to aid in her recovery?
1952 in Dublin. Mary Kate Ryan is shocked to learn she has an unexpected bequest from the lady who abandoned her when she was a little child. She has always wanted to know why her mother vanished, and now that she knows that every lonely night she spent without a family or home of her own, her mother knew precisely where she was, it breaks her heart.
When Mary Kate spots a beautiful, empty mansion for sale, something in her heart ignites, and she decides not to accept the money. As the Dublin Boarding House for Single Ladies, she will resurrect it and provide refuge to others who are as lonely and alone as she is. Can she assist the two young girls who are in need of a home of their own and have been placed at the local orphanage? Or the adolescent girl on the run who is pregnant and only wants to protect her unborn child?
Mary Kate finds friendships and love at the boarding home that she never would have imagined, but just as her heart is about to explode with happiness, a new visitor shows up. The severe elderly lady is reluctant to discuss her history, but when Mary Kate does, it discloses a horrifying reality about her mother. Will the tragedy Mary Kate unearths signal doom for them all, or can she utilize the strength of the women in the home to help her confront her past, now that her life is in disarray once more?
A poignant tale replete with familial secrets. Ideal for admirers of Diney Costeloe, Lisa Wingate, and Jean Grainger.