The Girl from Donegal

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I LOVED The Girl from Donegal. The storylines are so captivating and the sense of the secret that travels around the world is magical . . . unputdownable CATHY KELLY
Can you ever forget your first love

Donegal, Ireland, 1939

As the world teeters on the brink of WWII, Eliza Lavery is alone in the world after her fianc, Davey, was lost following the Irish War of Independence. But a fateful meeting on the wild beauty of Ballymastocker Bay could change everything.

Hamilton, Bermuda, 2022

Eight decades later, troubled by her future, Saoirse ODonnell walks on the pink sands of Bermudas Horseshoe Bay. When she uncovers a connection to Eliza, all those years before, she hears a story that promises to influence her own heart and her own choice but that also reveals a long-buried secret.

Two women must each make a choice between their past and their present in this sweeping, epic love story spanning two continents, three generations, and joy and tragedy over nearly a century.

Praise for The Girl from Donegal

A timeless love story, beautifully told across eighty years and two continents . . . Carmel takes us on an emotional rollercoaster HAZEL GAYNOR

[The] characters are unforgettable and drawn with real heart youre rooting for them from the get-go and with them all the way CATHERINE RYAN HOWARD

A terrific read with fabulous historical detail and great characters. Thoroughly engrossing SHEILA OFLANAGAN

A beautifully told international saga encompassing war and tragedy, life-changing decisions and love in its many facets ROISIN MEANEY

One of the best books of the year . . . its Carmels best book yet . . . I lost whole days of my life to this beautiful, sweeping story and I can confidently predict that readers everywhere will too CLAUDIA CARROLL

An atmospheric story, sweeping across 80 years, of two women who get a second bite at the cherry Sunday Independent

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Praise for Carmel Harrington:

I absolutely adored every page of it . . . No one blends love and loss, happiness and heartbreak quite the way Carmel does. Not since the late, great Maeve Binchy CLAUDIA CARROLL

Full of heart and essential truth, this moving book will sweep you to a very satisfying ending and perhaps a few happy tears KATIE FFORDE

A riveting family saga, with terrific characters, that has you utterly engrossed from start to finish. I loved it PATRICIA SCANLAN

An emotional family drama . . . full of the warmth weve come to associate with Carmels writing HAZEL GAYNOR

An exploration of familial love and grief . . . and how in the face of our greatest trials, our strongest bonds can be forged ROISIN MEANEY

Warm, uplifting and thought-provoking . . . The perfect book club read! DEBBIE JOHNSON

Beautifully written, warm and wise. I adored it ALEX BROWN

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

Heartwarming humour, with tears, laughter and friendship. Immensely enjoyable Irish Times

Carmel Harrington is a natural storyteller with heart, humour and hope RTE

Beautifully written, emotionally intelligent and moving in the extreme Daily Mail

Heartwarming and heartbreaking Evening Herald

Uplifting, warm, endearinga feel-good story, the kind that will bring tearsIrish Echo, Australia

Warm, uplifting a very special book MARIAN KEYES

Uplifting and powerful I loved it! CATHY KELLY

A beautiful story brimming with warmth MILLY JOHNSON

Author Bio

Carmel Harrington is an exciting voice in women's fiction - twice shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards, she has the potential to fill the Maeve Binchy slot with her warm, moving and deeply felt novels about family life. She's extremely well connected in the Irish literary world. She chairs the Wexford Literary Festival and is on the panel of TV3's Elaine Show. Carmel has a strong base in Ireland but her voice captures readers' hearts all over the world and we'd now like to grow her in the UK and in Australia as well as accelerating growth in Ireland. Her stories are heart-warming, deeply emotional, and deal with some dark themes but are always ultimately uplifting.