2022-05-27
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Description
From the USA Today and Irish Times bestselling author of The Moon Over Kilmore Quay comes an emotional and poignant story of love, family and resilience.
Meet Grace…
When young single mother Grace Devlin is diagnosed with cancer her best chance of survival is to find a bone marrow transplant. Only Grace is adopted and her one previous attempt to connect with her birth mother resulted in bitter disappointment.
But with her young son Jack to think about, and the return of his father Liam reminding her of feelings she’d thought she’d buried long ago, Grace refuses to give up hope just yet.
With the help of her friends she bravely embarks on a journey of discovery – one that will bring her from her home in vibrant Dublin to the unspoilt beauty of the picturesque Wexford coast where Grace must unravel a web of lies and deceit that has spanned over thirty years.
With a wonderful cast of supporting characters and plenty of Irish charm, this unforgettable novel will have you laughing and crying at the turn of a page.
It’s time to curl up with Carmel…
Carmel Harrington is an exciting new Irish voice in women’s fiction – a must read for fans of Jean Grainger, Maeve Binchy and Jojo Moyes!
Readers love Carmel Harrington:
“This book. There are no words and five stars seems such a low bar when this book is as shockingly good as it is. I even found myself screaming NO WAY and almost woke my baby just because the twists and turns had me that shocked.” Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“It’s FULL of heart and I’m warning you, it’ll SMASH yours – but put it back together again just before the end.” USA Today bestselling author, Catherine Ryan Howard
“An unputdownable journey between New York and Wexford. It is a story about family and identity, about legacy and secrets, and is ultimately a touching love letter to Ireland… She delivers heartache and laughter, and plenty of surprises along the way.” New York Times bestselling author, Hazel Gaynor
“It’s a BEAUTY!… Quite simply up there with Colm Toibin’s Brooklyn.” No.1 bestselling author, Claudia Carroll
About the author
USA Today bestseller Carmel Harrington lives in Wexford with her family & rescue dog, George Bailey. Her ninth novel, The Moon Over Kilmore Quay became an instant bestseller in Ireland and USA. Other bestselling novels include My Pear-Shaped Life, A Thousand Roads Home, The Woman at 72 Derry Lane and the ITV commissioned novel, Cold Feet The Lost Years. Carmel’s trademark is to write warm, uplifting stories with humour, heart and hope. She loves to write about family, friendships, love and life within complex, twisting plots. Carmel’s novels have been shortlisted twice for an Irish Book Award and her debut Beyond Grace’s Rainbow won Kindle Book of the Year and Romantic eBook of the Year in 2013. Carmel is also a regular on Irish TV screens, and is co founder of The Inspiration Project, a coaching and writing retreat.
Facebook/Twitter/Instagram @HappyMrsH
www.carmelharrington.com
Apple Books: Customer Ratings
Ratings & Reviews
4.5 of 5 (179 Ratings)
Apple Books: Customer Reviews
2021-01-10
Good read
Different but good
2017-12-20
A beautiful & heartbreaking story
Such an amazingly written story that had me in tears it felt so real.
2017-10-17
Awesome
A remarkable story full of emotion I laughed and cried from beginning to end.
2017-10-13
Couldn’t put it down
I loved this book, a definite page turner and emotion grabber. The characters were believable and relatable. I’m off to find more by the same author.
2017-10-06
Wow
This book popped up on my facebook page for free, so thought i would give it a try. So glad i did. Best book i have read in a long time. Took me through all emotions. Highly recommend.
2017-10-06
Page turner
Absolutely loved this book, I was devastated when it ended ... I’ve laughed and I’ve cried ... absolute heartbreaker of a story xxx
2017-10-06
Beyond graces rainbow
Amazing book drags u in and u feel so connected to characters defo recommend to friends made me laugh and cry in equal measures
2017-10-05
Captivating
This book is excellent, clever and well written - but definitely one to be read alone. I started reading it on a long journey and had tears running down my face in the passenger seat of a packed car. You’ll cry, giggle, laugh and cry some more.
2017-10-05
Emotional
I've smiled, I've laughed, I've cried.
2017-10-02
Beautiful ❤️
What an amazing read.. has you crying and smiling, the author captured it all. Definitely a must read.
2017-10-02
Tissues needed
A lovely heartwarming story read this in private as you will be sobbing your heart out
2017-09-29
Pakis
👣😙🤣🙄🤣😪😪😪
2017-09-28
GRACIE's rainbow
WHAT a LOVELY STORY I had a lump in my throat and tears down my face beautiful written
2014-01-15
A book so captivating, warm and incredible.
Beyond Grace's Rainbow follows Grace Devlin through her fight with Leukemia. She is an honest, clever, and charming lady who has you loving her from the very start. Throughout her story you get to meet the people in her life, her beloved group of friends and her family. With them you get not only their side to her story, but their own stories too. Her friends consist of, Tom and Gerry her two gay friends, who are without a doubt the most romantic and gorgeous couple ever. Tom is the dad of the whole group and Gerry is the drama queen with a huge heart. Tara is Grace's cousin, she is the mouth and the hard-faced one, she is married to Grace's long-term karaoke friend the lovely Dr,Sean. Lastly, we have Abbie, she is the art chick with a shy smile, a gorgeous face and a metabolism we all dream about, she also has a tendency to pick very crap boyfriends. All together they are a force to be reckoned with. A gang of pure love. Grace has a son Jack who she seriously dotes on. When Jacks father Liam (the love of her life) turns up out of the blue one day, her feathers are well and truly ruffled. We also get to meet a lady named Catherine and told her incredible journey in life, but I won't go into detail about her she's one for you to find out about yourself.
All I can say about this book is that you will not be disappointed when you read it. It is a tale of heartache, mystery, love, devastation, life and relationships. A book that will have you giggling and excited, but will also have you crying and questioning how things in life can change so suddenly. It has been told in such a wonderful way, a way where you are pulled into the words. You don't become a part of the book like some you read, but miraculously you become a friend of the author. Now I know that seems a strange thing to say, but you really do feel like you are sitting with her listening to her as she explains the tale of grace's life to you. Like this is real life and grace is her family. That is something I've never experienced before and my swinging brick thawed slightly allowing a warmth to take over me, allowing me to live that reality with her. It made me become very aware of my own family, friends, children, and husband. How blessed I am, how blessed we all are. I will never look at a rainbow in the same way again.
I can hand on my heart honestly say that this book has blown me away. Treat yourself to it. It's not just for us chick-lit ladies. It's for everyone who enjoys a good read and a brilliant book. It's Sensational.
5*** This is pride of place with 'me before you - JoJo Moyes' and 'the accidental husband - Jane green'. No doubt I'll be reading it again soon.