A gripping thriller set in Dublin’s the liberties during the war of Independence and follow up to the sellout Murder In the Monto set in the aftermath of the 1916 rebellion.
A Soldier’s Wife was the winner of 2013 Irish Writers Centre Novel Fair. ? Set during the years 1900 to 1922, Dublin author Marion Reynolds Debut novel A Soldier’s Wife is a compelling, dramatic tale of love, loss, resilience and divided loyalties. ? Loosely based on the fascinating story of her grandparents, it explores the effects war and political unrest can have on a very ordinary family. ? Marion, who is based in West Cork, is currently working on a sequel which takes up the story of the family in the 1930s and one of its member’s involvement in the Spanish Civil War.
When Lorcan O’Dowd, District Inspector in Youghal, Co. Cork is called to the harbour to view the body of a drowned man the last thing he expects is that the victim had been a passenger on the Titanic which had passed through Cork harbour less than twenty-four hours earlier.