A Distant Horizon

I absolutely loved this book❤️ From the perspective of an Irish reader this book is incredibly well researched. We start the story right in the middle of the famine in Co. Mayo with Ellen and her family. The author describes the haunting scenes that many people had become accustomed to seeing during......more

This historically accurate and heart-wrenching story follows the tumultuous road of Ellen’s life. Ellen is a strong and capable heroine who captivates the reader from the beginning. Read full review in the 2021 Summer issue of InD'tale Magazine.......more

I cannot say enough how much I enjoyed this book. I read it in a day, it was the perfect book to read over a bank holiday. As a fan of historical fiction, I loved the settings and the narrative tone of the book. The author’s research into that time period in Ireland and Australia was incredibly well......more

This is the first book that I have read by this author and it certainly won’t be the last. This is a well-researched historical fiction story about Ellen and her family’s struggle during the Irish potato famine. Ellen goes against her family and works for a Protestant Englishman to try to stop the la......more

What an entrance to a book the detail is beautiful completely mesmerising. Although it’s a sad start to the book with the blight. It’s wonderful to read a book based in Ireland that contains Gaelic, this has been a first for me. Instantly I felt connected to Ellen, a mother working so hard to provid......more