From the Reviews

The Finfarran novels

‘Engaging … sparkling and joyous.’
SUNDAY TIMES

“I was utterly charmed – a pitch-perfect delight.”
Marian Keyes, NY Times Bestselling author of Watermelon and Rachel’s Holiday (of The Transatlantic Book Club)

‘The Library at the Edge of The World is a delicious feast of a novel.’
Cathy Kelly (bestselling author of Between Sisters and Secrets of a Happy Marriage)

‘Perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy.’
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT

‘[The Library at the Edge of the World is] a charming and heartwarming story.’
Jenny Colgan (New York Times bestselling author of The Café by the Sea)

‘[The Library at the Edge of the World is] an appealing novel that will delight Maeve Binchy fans. There are plenty of good discussion points about the nature of community for book clubs and thoughtful readers.’
LIBRARY JOURNAL

‘I heartily recommend it.’
Carol Dooley (Presenter) Saturday Live, Sunshine Radio (of The Heart of Summer)

‘The landscape and the cadence of the villagers’ language leap off the page. Fans of Debbie Macomber’s Blossom series will enjoy this trip to Ireland.’
BOOKLIST

‘A novel with a great backstory … a revealing look at modern rural Ireland.’
Pat Kenny, The Pat Kenny Show, Talk Radio (of The Transatlantic Book Club)

‘The Library at the Edge of the World is a gentle novel, the literary equivalent of warm slippers and a cup of tea by the fire.”
Autumn Markus  NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS

‘Dramatic twists and turns … a heartwarming novel, the latest in a series which will leave you longing to read the earlier ones’
IRISH INDEPENDENT ON SATURDAY (of  The Month of Borrowed Dreams)

‘Lushly described scenery and a diverse group of characters add interest to [The Month of Borrowed Dreams] this fifth book set on the fictional Finfarran Peninsula … that is sure to please fans of the series. Readers who enjoy the works of Maeve Binchy will find a similar author here.’
LIBRARY JOURNAL

‘[Summer at the Garden Café is] easy to get swept into … an altogether pleasant story about overcoming the past in a charming small-town setting.’
KIRKUS REVIEWS

‘[The Year of Lost and Found is] a page-turning novel filled with wonderful characters. Curl up and treat yourself to the perfect escape.’
Sinéad Moriarty, No 1 Best-selling author of About Us

‘Plenty of engaging characters add spice to this charming story … full of humour.’
BOOKS IRELAND (of The Transatlantic Book Club)

‘I can highly recommend this beauty, it’s a gem! Book of the year so far for me. Utterly glorious, I’m telling everyone to run out and buy it!’
Claudia Carroll, bestselling author of The Women of Primrose Square (of The Year of Lost and Found)

‘The spot-on descriptions of Ireland’s country roads and expansive sky all but leap off the page … Maeve Binchy and Patrick Taylor fans will find much to enjoy.’
BOOKLIST

‘Felicity Hayes-McCoy’s latest novel [Summer at the Garden Café] is a triumph … this is clear-eyed storytelling in a romantic setting, doing far more than weaving a beguiling tale. This book and this journey spill across generations and the result is a deeper meditation on what divides us and what restores us to ourselves and each other.’
IRISH CENTRAL

‘The perfect books to hunker down with. Prepare to be transported’.
LIBRARY READS

‘Go diail ar fad.’
Helen Ní Shé, RAIDIÓ NA GAELTACHTA  Saol Ó Dheas

‘A delightful read filled with wintry days, cups of tea, and more than few tidings of comfort and joy. The Mistletoe Matchmaker weaves together the lives and secrets of a family—separated by years and distance, but with deep Irish roots, and leaves the reader longing to spend Christmas in Ireland.’
Nan Rossiter, bestselling author of More Than You Know

‘Maeve Binchy fans will adore it – she just gets better and better.’
Patricia Scanlan, best selling author of A Family Reunion (of The Year of Lost and Found)

‘Another great book in a great series.’
The Late Lunch with Gerry Kelly LM FM Radio (of The Year of Lost and Found)

‘Her writing sings.”
SUNDAY BUSINESS POST

Non-fiction

THE HOUSE ON AN IRISH HILLSIDE (Hodder & Stoughton, 2012)

‘A lovely writer, far superior to the average memoirist. She has a style that’s poetic but not showy; finely honed but easy and unforced; descriptive and evocative without seeming to try too hard … Hayes-McCoy comes across as a curious mind, a perceptive observer with an artist’s eye, a seeker of truth and beauty.’
IRISH INDEPENDENT

‘Writing to relish – a beautiful book.’
Frank McGuiness, author and playwright

‘Right from the first paragraph I knew that I would be in for a marvellous read.’
Amazon.com 5*Star Reader Review

‘The book glowed … when I finished reading, I felt a sense of well-being, wonder and delight.’
Alice Taylor (Bestselling author of To School Through the Fields)

‘Really evocative, and a wonderful read.’
Mary Kennedy (presenter) RTÉ Nationwide

 

ENOUGH IS PLENTY (Collins Press, 2015)

‘When I finished Felicity Hayes-McCoy’s first book, The House on an Irish Hillside, I felt a sense of well-being. I had walked with her around the Dingle peninsula and experienced her wonder and delight. The book glowed with an appreciation of her life there. In her second book she has settled in, and the fruits of her garden are finding their way on to her kitchen table. She digs deeper into the significance of ancient Celtic rituals and the traces of their influence on present-day life there, lacing the old to the new. This book is a celebration of all that is good and meaningful in Dingle, in Kerry and, indeed, in Ireland.’
From the foreword by Alice Taylor (Bestselling author of To School Through the Fields)

‘A gorgeous celebration of Ireland’s seasonal rhythms.’
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT

‘A book to be read time and again, in whole or in sections … a wonderful present for birthdays or other special occasions.’
GOODREADS

 

A WOVEN SILENCE: Memory, History and Remembrance (Collins Press, 2015)

‘She pays powerful tribute to her mother, her aunts, the unforgettable grandmother, those Amazons of women as JB Keane identified them in his play Big Maggie, who formed the backbone of Irish society as it emerged through the twentieth century, showing herself to belong to that brilliantly articulate breed.’
IRISH TIMES

‘Questions are explored delicately and deftly.’
IRISH EXAMINER

‘A powerful piece of personal and political history…. reflecting on life with an inquiring intelligence and emotional honesty.’
SUNDAY TIMES

 

DINGLE AND ITS HINTERLAND: PEOPLE, PLACES and HERITAGE (The Collins Press, 2017)

‘For those of us who have long been under the spell of the Dingle Peninsula, and for those who have yet to discover it, this book is a brilliant guide to the land, the culture, the history, and especially its people.’
Boris Weintraub, former Senior Writer, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

‘Completely enchanting.’
Joanna Lumley, actress and BBC tv travel presenter

 ‘Thought-provoking … immensely entertaining.’
IRISH EXAMINER

‘Outstanding.’
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT