The Lost Girls of Ireland

Starlight Cottages, Book 1

By: Susanne O'Leary

Narrated by: Jennifer Fitzgerald

A heart-warming story about family secrets and one woman’s escape to dreamy Sandy Cove on the stunning west coast of Ireland.

The picturesque beach of Wild Rose Bay is the last place Lydia Butler thought she’d be. But having just lost everything, the run-down cottage she inherited from her Great Aunt Nellie is the only place she can take her daughter, Sunny. Hidden away in a tiny Irish village, she can protect Sunny from the gossip in Dublin, and the real reason they have nowhere else to live....

The cottage is part of the old coastguard station and other eccentric residents are quick to introduce themselves when Lydia arrives. Lydia instantly feels less alone, fascinated by the stories they have about Nellie, and she’s charmed by American artist Jason O’Callaghan, the mysterious man who lives next door.

But the longer Lydia relaxes under the moonlit sky, the more the secret she’s keeping from Sunny threatens to come out. And as she finds herself running into Jason’s arms, she knows she must be honest and face up to the past she has tried to forget. Has she finally found people who will truly accept her, or will the truth force her to leave the cottage for good?

Will transport you to Ireland to relax on the shore and stare at the perfect emerald waters. The Lost Girls of Ireland is perfect for listeners of Debbie Macomber, Sheila O’Flanagan and Mary Alice Monroe.

©2021 Susanne O'Leary (P)2021 W. F. Howes Ltd

Soft story.

It’s a bit boring but it’s a good blend of bad things happening and the struggle to find peace without the over-the-top drama that so many books feature.

Location location location

If you’re a romantic, enjoy this getaway to Ireland’s west coast. The story was perhaps predictable, however I thoroughly enjoyed the immersion into a charming Irish village, with a romance thrown in. A wonderful escape from today’s tumultuous world.

Storyline

This was a nice easy listening story. I enjoyed it very much. I liked the narrator speaking with an Irish accent that wasn’t over the top and easy to understand. Lydia, and her daughter Sunny, are forced to move out of their home in Dublin. They move into a small house she inherited from her great aunt located in a small beach town. What transpires is getting to see how Lydia and Sunny adapt to a whole new way of living their life and what they discover about themselves. Highly recommend this book.

the character building at the time she came to the village

would have loved a love scene, at the very end of the book,or a few chapters back

a sweet story

love the story it kept me intrested in it. i could fill that i was there