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No dress rehearsal by Marian Keyes
Published by Open Door
 It’s
not often you read a book where the main character dies on the first page,
but that’s what happens here. Lizzie’s dead, but she doesn’t know it. How
she and her family cope with her death is sad and funny. I really enjoyed
“No dress Rehearsal” because it made me think about my life and what is
really important to me. The story stayed with me a long time after I closed
the book.
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Second Chance by Patricia Scanlan
Published by Open Door
I thought this book might be quite depressing, as the main character is out
of work, living with his in-laws, and the story starts with an argument!
However, it turned out to be very positive – a modern fairy tale, where an
act of courage results in a change of fortune.
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This book is set in Coatbridge, Glasgow in the
seventies with the fall of the coal and steel industry. It follows two
boys in a struggle to survive after their work closed. I enjoyed this book
and felt it was almost autobiographical. I would have liked this book to
have a follow up.
The
White Cliffs is an interesting read which explores the possibilities
of fate. Set against an unsavoury backdrop in a south-coast seaside
resort. The surreal unwinding of the tale lingers long after the
book is finally closed.
This
is a story set in Dublin about a private investigator. It’s fast moving
with loads of action and some wit. It is one of a series.
