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Last summer in Ireland / Anne Doughty.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : HQ, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2019Edition: Paperback editionDescription: 419 pages ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780008331061
Uniform titles:
  • Summer at the hawthorn.
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "Deirdre Weston, a London journalist, returns to her family home in Armagh to come to terms with the death of her mother. Faced with painful memories of her own past, Deirdre almost despairs of the task she has set herself. In her deepest need she encounters Deara, the handmaiden of the Lady Merdaine from the capital of ancient Ulster. During her stay, Deirdre unearths what happened in Deara’s fifth century life, a time as turbulent and troubled in Ireland as the late twentieth century has been. As events unfold, both women discover the strength which flows from the love and support of the other – and the transforming power of courage."--Provided by publisher.
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"First published in Great Britain as Summer at the Hawthorn in 1999"--Title page verso.

Includes excerpt from 'The Girl from Galloway'.

"Deirdre Weston, a London journalist, returns to her family home in Armagh to come to terms with the death of her mother. Faced with painful memories of her own past, Deirdre almost despairs of the task she has set herself. In her deepest need she encounters Deara, the handmaiden of the Lady Merdaine from the capital of ancient Ulster. During her stay, Deirdre unearths what happened in Deara’s fifth century life, a time as turbulent and troubled in Ireland as the late twentieth century has been. As events unfold, both women discover the strength which flows from the love and support of the other – and the transforming power of courage."--Provided by publisher.

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