Archive for September 17th, 2010

Eleanor Levine left Ireland as a small child and moved over to New York where she spent the rest of her life. However, the death of her beloved husband Ralf has led Eleanor to make the move back to Ireland again, and so she finds herself alone in a quiet Irish town watching the world go by, trying to put her life back together before it’s too late. Rae is hiding a terrible secret from her darling husband and son, but isn’t sure how it will affect her family forever. To everyone in the town, Rae is a happy woman who runs the local teashop, but how will they see Rae once her secret is out? Connie O’Callaghan is a teacher at a local girl’s school and loves her job very much, but she’s very unlucky in love. Her ex-fiance Keith has left her broken, and Connie no longer has the confidence to find the man of her dreams. Finally, Hollywood starlet Megan Bouchier arrives in Ireland hiding from the press after her romance with a married movie star has put the stops on her career, and she doesn’t know where to turn next. Will a quiet Irish town help Megan mend her broken heart? Is it a Homecoming for all the women?

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Anita Notaro’s latest book No Ordinary Love comes out in paperback next year and the publishers have decided to re-design the cover. The one on the right is the new cover whereas the one on the left is the old one. For once, I actually love both covers. They’re both beautiful and I’d pick up either in a bookshop! What about you?

Louisa is fed up with every aspect of her life. Boyfriend, job, flat - all these need an instant and radical makeover. And so she decides to change it all in favour of a carefree existence, exchanging her house for a trailer, her car for a motorbike, and her smart clothes for leisure wear. And, most of all, she starts a new business, as a dog counsellor. With her best friends Maddy and Clodagh she embarks on a new regime - to meet different people, discover new places and find a fabulous new man. Her business brings her immediate and extraordinary rewards, as she meets the owners of dogs whose problems often seem to echo those of their owners. But whatever the stresses of her new life, Louisa has the support of her two friends. If only that could last forever...