Kathleen MacMahon Livres

Is there such a thing as a perfect marriage? David thought so. But when his wife Mary Rose dies suddenly he has to think again. Figuring out who Mary Rose really was and the secrets that she kept - some of these hidden in plain sight - makes David wonder if he really knew her. Did he even know himself? Nothing But Blue Sky is a precise and tender story of love in marriage - a gripping examination of what binds couples together and of what keeps them apart. 'Touching and enthralling' Sunday Times 'A beautifully written and powerful tale' Woman & Home 'Not only my favourite novel of the year, but possibly of the decade' Sunday Independent

From the Women's Prize longlisted author of Nothing But Blue Sky'The home scar - that's what they call the mark limpets make on the rock when they return.''Wait, they leave the rock?' 'Of course. How else would they survive? On opposite sides of the world, half-siblings Cassie and Christo have built their lives around work, intent on ignoring their painful past.When a dramatic storm in Galway hits the headlines, they're drawn back there to revisit a glorious childhood summer, the last before their mother died. But their journey uncovers memories of a far less happy summer - one that had tragic consequences.Confronted with the havoc their mother left in her wake, Cassie and Christo are forced to face their past and - ready or not - to deal with the messy tangle of parental love and neglect that shaped them.The Home Scar is a luminous and precise story about the inheritance of loss and the possibility of finally making peace with it.Praise for Nothing But Blue Sky'A piece of perfection . . . the best book I've read all year' Irish Examiner'Touching and enthralling' Sunday Times'What a beautiful novel . . . Elegant, understated, subtly powerful and rings so perfectly true' Donal Ryan

From the author of Nothing But Blue Sky, longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction, 2021 Nine Lives. Four Generations. One Family. The MacEntees are no ordinary family. Determined to be different to other people, they have carved out a place for themselves in Irish life by the sheer force of their own personalities. But when a horrifying act of violence befalls television star Alma, a chain of events is set in motion that will leave even the MacEntees struggling to make sense of who they are. As media storms rage about them and secrets rise to the surface, Deirdre the flamboyant matriarch is planning a birthday party for herself, and with it one final, shocking surprise. From Kathleen MacMahon, the Number One bestselling author of This is How it Ends, comes this powerful and poignant novel capturing a moment in the life of one family.

This is when it begins Autumn, 2008. This is where it begins The coast of Dublin. This is why it begins Bruno, an American, has come to Ireland to search for his roots. Addie, an out-of-work architect, is recovering from heartbreak while taking care of her infirm father. When their worlds collide, they experience a connection unlike any they've previously felt, but soon their newfound love will be tested in ways they never imagined possible. This is how it ends . . .

Ein Mann kommt nach Irland, auf der Suche nach seinen Wurzeln – Bruno, fast 50 Jahre alt und desillusioniert. Die Karriere des Amerikaners wurde jäh beendet, und er steht vor dem Nichts. Da begegnet ihm Addie, verletzt und verletzlich. Vom Leben enttäuscht, tröstet sie sich mit Schwimmen und langen Spaziergängen am Meer mit ihrem Hund. Zunächst erkennt sie Bruno nicht als das, was er ist: die Liebe ihres Lebens. Vorsichtig nur, tastend und voller Angst bewegen sich die beiden aufeinander zu und erleben das Wunder der Liebe. Doch da ist es beinahe schon zu spät …