The Irish Key

Grace arrives in Ireland with her six-year-old daughter, but the crumbling wreck of her grandmother’s childhood cottage doesn’t provide the fresh start she’d hoped for. Her arrival dredges up secrets from the past and changes to course of events for the people who befriend her. This utterly heartbreaking, completely life-affirming story of a family secret that echoes down the generations.

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Beautiful… breath taking… wonderfully written story of family, friendship, and filled with hope… kept me flying through the pages… wonderful… I felt like I was standing on the shores of Roone Bay and enjoying the beautiful emerald sea… highly recommend - Page Turners, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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The Back Story

This is the first in series, and was written partially from my own experience of coming to Ireland and buying a wrecked farmhouse to renovate. This was accepted by Bookouture, mostly because the editors were captivated by the visual element. With Irish history as a backdrop to my stories. The ‘present’ story is set around 1980, to avoid internet etc, but the story revolves around events in the past that led to this moment. The series is now at four books published, and a fifth in progress.

Daisy O'Shea

Romance

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Daisy O'Shea

Published by Bookouture as Daisy O’Shea (dual timeline fiction), self-published as Chris Lewando (thrillers) and Sue Lewando (Romance). I have a long history of determination (write-improve-write another book) and finally I have achieved a modicum of success. This has been financially liberating (not at best-seller level…). My new partner and I moved to Ireland (we both play Irish traditional music) and renovated a derelict on a shoestring. We now live our personal dream, debt-free. He has gone back to university to study paleo ecology, and I write. My small success story is derived not through excessive talent, but perseverance, and finally bumping into an editor who had faith in my work.

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