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The Trouble with Secrets

The Kilteegan Bridge Story, Book 1

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The Trouble with Secrets

By: Jean Grainger
Narrated by: Siobhan Waring
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Kilteegan Bridge, County Cork 1958

For eighteen year old Lena O'Sullivan, life is predictable and dull. A future of hard work, marriage to a local boy, and a family of her own one day is all she has to look forward to. People from her background know not to expect too much, but Lena yearns for something different.

Malachy Berger was different, for him, the world is at his feet. An only child of a wealthy, if peculiar father, a large inheritance, a beautiful house and a fine education are his due. Nobody is in favour of Lena and Malachy’s friendship, but why not? What harm are they doing? Why is everyone so dead set against it?

Then fate takes a hand, and Lena realises that secrets and lies have bound her and Malachy in an impossible situation. And their future seems determined by events that happened long before they were born.

From rural Ireland to post-war Cardiff, Lena and Malachy’s story winds its way back to wartime Germany and occupied France in a web of deceit that threatens to destroy them both.

©2022 Gold Harp Media (P)2023 Gold Harp Media
Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Sagas Ireland

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Well Written Book

I enjoyed the storyline of this book. The characters are interesting and there are not so many it becomes confusing. This was an audio book for me.

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Love love love

First of all, the narration is pitch perfect! I so loved the lilting Irish brogue. And surprisingly, the characters voices were quite defined. The story was amazing and overall it was such an enjoyable and compelling listen. Looking forward to the next in the series. Well done!

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Unexpectedly enjoyable story

At first I thought the story would be predictable and boring, but as the story unfolded it became more charming. A nice change of pace.

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Enjoyable!

I loved the theme of kindness throughout this story. So much heart! There was a lot of repetition, but it didn't keep me from being drawn back in to the very end. Excellent narration!

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If you enjoyed this, read book two!

I loved the characters . Historical fiction is a favorite genre for me. This story could stand alone but following the characters into their future was very satisfying. Siobhan has the perfect voice for these stories and characters. Well done!

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Hooked

Worth all the listening hours a murder mystery but you would never know it. Now for the rest of the story

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a little slower than her others

I didn't love this one as much as others by Grainger. The story was a bit slow, and sometimes annoying. The characters were a little two dimensional, when usually I find Grainger's characters more interesting and rich. Probably won't finish this series, although I have enjoyed the other series by Grainger. The narrator did a good job with the various accents, so we always knew who was speaking.

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Altogether lovely

I don't generally write reviews but picked up this book from a daily deal. Without giving too much away this is a very well written love story wrapped in a mystery and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

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Great story

Author very adept at depicting emotions and making the characters seem like I know them.

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Loved

Great story. I will definitely read more from this author-especially the next in this series.

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