Ann O'Loughlin

Sisters Ella and Roberta O'Callaghan live in separate wings of their crumbling Irish mansion. They haven't spoken for decades, torn apart by a dark family secret from their past, and only communicate through the terse and bitter notes they leave for each other in the hallway. Debbie, an American woman, is searching for her birth mother. She has little time left but as she sets out to discover who she really is and what happened to her mother, she is met by silence and lies at the local convent. With the bank threatening, Ella tries to save the family home by opening a café in the ballroom much to Roberta's disgust. And when Debbie offers to help out in the café, the war between the sisters intensifies. But as Debbie finally begins to unravel the truth, she uncovers an adoption scandal that will rock both the community and the warring sisters. Powerful and poignant, The Ballroom Café is a moving story of love lost and found. PRAISE FOR THE BALLROOM CAFÉ 'Secrets emerge, there's a whopper of a twist and this unabashed tear-jerker ends with a well-earthed, well-calculated emotional finale.' THE IRISH TIMES 'A moving tale of loss, love and redemption.' BELLA MAGAZINE 'Deftly written, moving and courageous.' THE SUNDAY TIMES 'Slow-marching, romantic prose draws us into an old world that is rustic, genteel, quaint...[but] scandals lie in wait.' IRISH INDEPENDENT 'Highly engaging debut you will want to dive into.' SUNDAY INDEPENDENT, Ireland 'A lovely first novel.' CATHY KELLY, bestselling author. 'A warm and engaging story in a unique and original setting. I loved journeying through the lives of these fascinating characters. A beautifully drawn, skilfully written, well-researched novel.' KATE KERRIGAN, New York Times bestselling author of The Ellis Island Trilogy 'A lovely story of two women with the courage to confront the injustices of the past, bringing light to a dark corner of Ireland's recent history.' KATHLEEN MACMAHON, bestselling author of This Is How It Ends

The Ballroom Café

A bestseller in the UK, this moving debut novel is a modern Philomena story of love, both lost and found. Secrets can’t last forever. . . . In a crumbling mansion in a small Irish village in County Wicklow, two elderly sisters, Ella and Roberta O’Callaghan, live alone in Roscarbury Hall with their secrets, memories, and mutual hatred. Long estranged, the two communicate only by terse notes. But when the sisters are threatened with bankruptcy, Ella defies Roberta’s wishes and converts the mansion's old ballroom into a café. Much to Roberta’s displeasure, the café is a hit and the sisters are reluctantly drawn back into the village life they abandoned decades ago. But gossip has a long life. As the local convent comes under scrutiny, the O’Callaghan sisters find themselves caught up in an adoption scandal that dates back to the 1960s and spreads all the way across the Atlantic Ocean. Only by overcoming their enmity and facing up to the past can they face the future together—but can they finally put their differences behind them?

A Novel

The Secrets of Roscarbury Hall

My dearest Marianne, have you ever completely loved one person? What I am about to tell you now, I have told no one... Beautiful Kilteelagh House in Ireland, with its avenue of trees and its acres of wildflowers, was somewhere Marianne thought she'd never be again. At least, not without her beloved grandmother Collie. But when Collie passes away, she has just one request - for Marianne to leave behind her glamorous life in New York and to raise Collie's orphaned granddaughters in the wild Irish countryside. Heartbroken and determined to fulfil her grandmother's dying wish, Marianne has no choice but to say yes... All Marianne and her cousins have left is each other, and letters from Collie that keep arriving from beyond the grave. They become a lifeline for Marianne, and she soon realises that her grandmother still has a lot to still teach her. And after a chance encounter with gorgeous local handyman Jack, Marianne wonders if Collie believed being back at Kilteelagh House would help her find love, too? Soon, Marianne can't help but begin to fall in love with this place that is so full of memories, of secrets, and perhaps even a little bit of Irish magic. But then out of the blue, a letter from Collie arrives that changes everything... Will Marianne ever be able to decide where her heart truly belongs? Or will she have to run away from the only people who have ever truly understood her? An absolutely heartbreaking and heart-warming read overflowing with Irish charm that will make you laugh, cry and hold your loved ones close. Perfect for fans of Susanne O'Leary, Cathy Kelly and Kathleen McGurl. What readers are saying about Ann O'Loughlin: 'I am speechless and emotionally wrung out after reading this incredibly powerful and moving novel... It tapped into my heart and squeezed out every tear I tried to hold onto but the waterfall could not be held back and the tissue box became my constant companion... Exceptional.' Cindy L Spear ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Wonderful! Powerful, poignant and emotional, the characters were special and Kilteelagh was definitely a character of its own. A very heartwarming contemporary novel... I recommend highly.' Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I adoredthis trip to Ireland.' Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Oh, the magic of a manor house in Ireland.' Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

A Totally Heartbreaking and Powerful Story about Families, Secrets and Finding Your Way Home

The Irish House

American Connie Carter has lost everybody and everything dear to her. She moves to Ludlow Hall, Wicklow, Ireland to nurse her grieving heart and find answers. There, she meets Eve and Hetty and is introduced to The Ludlow Ladies Society. Can her hurt be healed? Can she ever understand or forgive? As the women stitch patchwork memory quilts to remember those they have lost, the secrets of the past emerge. With the Ludlow Ladies Society behind her, Connie has to face those secrets and the memories sweet and sour, but can she let go of the past? A story of friendship, resilience and compassion, and of how women hold each other up through the most difficult times, this is a tale which will have you crying one minute and laughing the next.

The Ludlow Ladies Society

To the Stars and Back

From the bestselling author of The Ballroom Café and The Judge's Wife comes a new story of friendship, resilience and compassion, and how women support each other through the most difficult times. Connie Carter has lost everyone and everything dear to her. Leaving her home in New York, she moves to a run-down Irish mansion, hoping to heal her shattered heart and in search of answers: how could her husband do the terrible things he did? And why did he plough all their money into the dilapidated Ludlow Hall before he died, without ever telling her? At first Connie tries to avoid the villagers, until she meets local women Eve and Hetty who introduce her to the Ludlow Ladies' Society, a crafts group in need of a permanent home. Connie soon discovers Eve is also struggling with pain and the loss of having her beloved Ludlow Hall repossessed by the bank and sold off. Now, seeing the American Connie living there, the hurt of losing everything is renewed. Can these women ever be friends? Can they ever understand or forgive? As the Ludlow Ladies create memory quilts to remember those they have loved and lost, the secrets of the past finally begin to surface. But can Connie, Eve and Hetty stitch their lives back together? Praise for Ann O'Loughlin: "The Ludlow Ladies' Society brought me to a beautiful place and into a circle of friends that I didn't want to leave. Unputdownable." KATE KERRIGAN "It's a heart-warming story ... but also an addictive page-turner with plenty of unexpected twists and reveals in store." READER'S DIGEST "A moving tale of loss, love and redemption" BELLA MAGAZINE on The Ballroom Café "A richly woven tale of passion, conspiracy, hypocrisy and a chilling secret." SUNDAY INDEPENDENT on The Judge's Wife "An uplifting read, the kind of book you want to gobble up in one sitting." THE SUNDAY TIMES on The Judge's Wife

The Ludlow Ladies' Society

Can a love last forever? When Emma returns to Dublin to put her estranged father’s affairs in order, she begins to piece together the story of his life and that of Grace, the mother she never knew. She knows her father as the judge – as stern and distant at home as he was in the courtroom. But as she goes through his personal effects, Emma begins to find clues about her mother that shock her profoundly. A tale of enduring love and scandal that begins in 1950s Dublin and unravels across decades and continents, digging up long-buried family secrets along the way, The Judge’s Wife asks whether love really can last forever. Praise for Ann O'Loughlin's bestselling debut novel The Ballroom Café 'A moving tale of loss, love and redemption.' BELLA MAGAZINE 'Deftly written, moving and courageous.' THE SUNDAY TIMES 'Slow-marching, romantic prose draws us into an old world that is rustic, genteel, quaint...[but] scandals lie in wait.' IRISH INDEPENDENT 'Secrets emerge, there's a whopper of a twist and this unabashed tear-jerker ends with a well-earthed, well-calculated emotional finale.' THE IRISH TIMES 'Highly engaging debut you will want to dive into.' SUNDAY INDEPENDENT, Ireland

A captivating, emotional and uplifting tale of unspeakable secrets and enduring love

The Judge's Wife

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Il caffè delle donne

Ocean Between Us

County Wicklow, Ireland. Margo has just lost her husband Conor and is grieving his passing, unsure how she and her daughter Elsa will survive without him. Then she receives a letter that turns everything she thought she knew on its head. Not only has she lost her husband, but now Margo fears she could lose her daughter as well. Ohio, United States. Cassie has just split from her husband acrimoniously. Upset and alone she does not know how to move forward. Then her ex-husband demands a paternity test for their daughter Tilly and sorrow turns to anger as Cassie faces the frightening possibility of losing her daughter. A powerful, moving stories of family, resilience and compassion, and how women support each other through the most difficult times, My Mother's Daughter takes the issues closest to our hearts and makes us ask ourselves the most difficult questions - what would we do in Margo and Cassie's place? Praise for Ann's writing: 'The Ludlow Ladies' Society brought me to a beautiful place and into a circle of friends that I didn't want to leave. Unputdownable' KATE KERRIGAN 'It's a heart-warming story ... but also an addictive page-turner with plenty of unexpected twists and reveals in store' READER'S DIGEST 'A moving tale of loss, love and redemption' BELLA MAGAZINE 'Deftly written, moving and courageous' THE SUNDAY TIMES 'Slow-marching, romantic prose draws us into an old world that is rustic, genteel, quaint...[but] scandals lie in wait' IRISH INDEPENDENT 'Highly engaging debut you will want to dive into' SUNDAY INDEPENDENT, IRELAND 'A lovely story of two women with the courage to confront the injustices of the past, bringing light to a dark corner of Ireland s recent history' KATHLEEN MACMAHON, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THIS IS HOW IT ENDS

My Mother's Daughter

What if your life was built on a lie...? When Cora Gartland learns that long-term partner, Jack, has been killed in a car crash in Ireland her world falls apart. But she soon discovers that there was another woman in the car: a wife he'd never told her about. Devastated, she flies to Dublin to try to make sense of Jack's secret life. As she grieves, Cora must find the truth and a way to move forward. But what else was Jack keeping from her and how will she survive this betrayal...? Praise for Ann O' Loughlin 'An addictive page-turner with plenty of unexpected twists and reveals in store' READER'S DIGEST 'A moving tale of loss, love and redemption' BELLA MAGAZINE 'Deftly written, moving and courageous' THE SUNDAY TIMES 'Unputdownable' KATE KERRIGAN 'Romantic...[but] scandals lie in wait' IRISH INDEPENDENT 'A highly engaging debut you will want to dive into' SUNDAY INDEPENDENT, IRELAND 'A lovely story of two women with the courage to confront the injustices of the past' KATHLEEN MACMAHON

The gripping new page-turner from the author of The Ballroom Cafe and The Judge's Wife

The Secrets of De Courcy Square

Die Schwestern Ella und Roberta O'Callaghan wohnen bereits ihr ganzes Leben in dem irischen Herrenhaus Roscarbury Hall. Allerdings haben die zwei alten Damen seit einem Streit vor vielen Jahren kein Wort mehr gewechselt und kommunizieren nur mit Hilfe kleiner Zettel miteinander. So erfährt Roberta auch von Ellas Plan, im Ballsaal ihres maroden Anwesens ein Café zu eröffnen. Denn ohne Einnahmequelle droht die Bank, den beiden ihr Zuhause wegzunehmen. Als Aushilfe engagiert Ella die junge Debbie, eine Amerikanerin, die in Irland nach Spuren ihrer leiblichen Mutter sucht und dabei auf ein dunkles Kapitel irischer Geschichte stößt. Auch Ella und Roberta müssen sich ihrer Vergangenheit stellen – und vielleicht verbindet sie ja mehr mit Debbie als eine reine Zufallsbekanntschaft ...

Roman

Das Café in Roscarbury Hall

Irland in den 1950er-Jahren. Gefangen in einer unglücklichen Ehe verliebt sich Grace in einen jungen Arzt aus Indien. Eine Scheidung kommt nicht infrage, und als Grace auch noch schwanger wird, sucht die Familie nach einer Lösung. Grace wird auf Betreiben ihrer eigenen Tante und mit Einverständnis ihres Mannes in eine Irrenanstalt eingewiesen. Dreißig Jahre später kommt Graces Tochter Emma der Wahrheit auf die Spur: Als Emma nach dem Tod des Vaters nach Dublin zurückkehrt, um den Nachlass zu regeln, enthüllt sie die tragische Geschichte ihrer Mutter und macht sich auf die Suche nach ihr ...

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