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Unhappy with her job as teacher, smarting from being cheated on by her partner, Adele Burke takes a year off, leaves Dublin and returns to her home town of Cairnsure on the south coast. Her hope is to rekindle the intensity of her childhood friendship with accountant Jodi and ex-nurse Carla. But she finds both her friends preoccupied and, living with her widowed mother, soon regrets coming home. Then New Zealander Eoin Kirby arrives in town and Adele's mother begs her to have nothing to do with him, while refusing to explain why. Adele feels she is surrounded by mysteries. Why does her mother fear Eoin? Why has Jodi left a blossoming career in London? Why is Carla, who seems to have the perfect lifestyle, so unhappy? As Adele copes with tragedy, deceit and heartbreak, Cairnsure finally yields up its secrets.
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I am not a great fiction reader and have certainly never written a review of a book before but I want to highly recommend Under The Rainbow. The reason I bought it was that I had been "tweeting" with Mary and as she lives fairly close to me I thought I'd give the book a try. Usually it takes me months to read a fiction novel but I read Under The Rainbow in two weeks! I absolutely loved it and am now half way through another of Mary's books - Inside Out. I know many others that have bought Under The Rainbow and all have loved it. Thanks Mary for turning me into a reader! A-A
I am not a great fiction reader and have certainly never written a review of a book before but I want to highly recommend Under The Rainbow. The reason I bought it was that I had been "tweeting" with Mary and as she lives fairly close to me I thought I'd give the book a try. Usually it takes me months to read a fiction novel but I read Under The Rainbow in two weeks! I absolutely loved it and am now half way through another of Mary's books - Inside Out. I know many others that have bought Under The Rainbow and all have loved it. Thanks Mary for turning me into a reader! A-A
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I thought this was a great book ; not my usual genre choice is must admit but it was thoroughly enjoyable. There are several stories intermingled; you pass from one life to another all though the eyes of Adele. To the outside world, each persons life seems enviable; the perfect examples of three individuals having create their own successes. Under the surface there is a lot more going on: several serious twists (one of particularly shocking note) keep you guessing until the author finally gives you the truth you have been desperately searching for as the stories progress.
The characters are believable ; we all have someone in our lives that are like some or all of these people. This is the perfect book to make you forget your woes and dip into someone else's life.
The characters are believable ; we all have someone in our lives that are like some or all of these people. This is the perfect book to make you forget your woes and dip into someone else's life.
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After finding out her boyfriend is cheating, Adele Burke decides to leave her home and teaching job in Dublin for a year. Adele decides to return back to her hometown of Cairnsure on the South coast.
She is looking forward to being back with family and friends, particularly her friend Carla who is now a wife and mother and Jodi who has a successful career working as an accountant. All three of them will soon be celebrating their thirtieth birthdays and Adele is hoping to rekindle the closeness of their friendship that they have shared from childhood.
However things do not go as well as she plans when she returns, she seems to be surrounded by mysteries. She is disappointed to find that Carla and Jodi seem to be too busy wrapped up in their own lives. Carla who seems to have it all, the perfect lifestyle seems to be unhappy, while Jodi has left her blossoming career behind in London that was going so well. Adele's widowed mother begins to act strangely when Eoin Kirby arrives in town from New Zealand. Her mother even goes as far as warning Adele not to have any thing to do with him, but does not explain why.
What is going on? What are the people she holds dear to, her keeping from her?
Adele must deal with deceit, heartbreak and tragedy before Cairnsure gives up its secrets.
This is the second book by Mary O'Sullivan and I enjoyed reading this just as much as the first book. It is a real page turner of a book; I could not put it down. So much happens it is none stop drama from beginning to end. I wanted to find out what was going on and happening with each character. The book has a fantastic cast of characters who all have their own mysteries and secrets to unravel. I really recommend this book it is really well written with such well thought out storylines that take you on an emotional journey.
I will now be adding all of Mary O'Sullivan's books to my collection and I can not wait to read them.
She is looking forward to being back with family and friends, particularly her friend Carla who is now a wife and mother and Jodi who has a successful career working as an accountant. All three of them will soon be celebrating their thirtieth birthdays and Adele is hoping to rekindle the closeness of their friendship that they have shared from childhood.
However things do not go as well as she plans when she returns, she seems to be surrounded by mysteries. She is disappointed to find that Carla and Jodi seem to be too busy wrapped up in their own lives. Carla who seems to have it all, the perfect lifestyle seems to be unhappy, while Jodi has left her blossoming career behind in London that was going so well. Adele's widowed mother begins to act strangely when Eoin Kirby arrives in town from New Zealand. Her mother even goes as far as warning Adele not to have any thing to do with him, but does not explain why.
What is going on? What are the people she holds dear to, her keeping from her?
Adele must deal with deceit, heartbreak and tragedy before Cairnsure gives up its secrets.
This is the second book by Mary O'Sullivan and I enjoyed reading this just as much as the first book. It is a real page turner of a book; I could not put it down. So much happens it is none stop drama from beginning to end. I wanted to find out what was going on and happening with each character. The book has a fantastic cast of characters who all have their own mysteries and secrets to unravel. I really recommend this book it is really well written with such well thought out storylines that take you on an emotional journey.
I will now be adding all of Mary O'Sullivan's books to my collection and I can not wait to read them.
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Under the Rainbow by Mary O'Sullivan
Under the RainbowLoved this book - a story of three girls who were friends at school and stayed friends in spite of losing touch as they each pursued their own course in life. Read more
Published 9 months ago by jofromoz
Predictable read
The initial ideas for the three characters are promising: the school teacher, who is fed up with her dayjob, the high-flyer who has a drug problem and the devoted mum who has it... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Sisalka
Holiday Read... Maybe
Story follows the tale of a teacher who returns to her home town to "find" herself, she is joined by a school friend who had a high flying career in London and has returned home... Read more
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