In the summer of 1983, two sisters discover that promises can't always be kept ... The House on Seaview Road is a story about first love, growing up and about the enduring bonds of sisterhood.
In the summer of 1983, two sisters discover that promises can't always be kept ...The House on Seaview Road is a story about first love, growing up and about the enduring bonds of sisterhood.
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In the summer of 1983, two sisters discover that promises can't always be kept ... The House on Seaview Road is a story about first love, growing up and about the enduring bonds of sisterhood.
In the summer of 1983, two sisters discover that promises can't always be kept ...The House on Seaview Road is a story about first love, growing up and about the enduring bonds of sisterhood.
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Summertime 1983, two young girls grow up in a crumbling seafront house in Dublin in a household which revolves around their silent withdrawn father, an eminent judge.
On the cusp of adulthood, Marie, the eldest, takes responsibility for her young sister Grainne, fulfilling a promise she made to her mother before she passed away.But then, one night at a school dance, something happens which changes the course of all of their lives.Critic Reviews
“A powerful story ... Walsh shows an innate understanding of people's lives, and the emotional truths that underpin them-- Kathleen MacMahon, author of This is How it Ends, on All That I Leave Behind”
A powerful story ... Walsh shows an innate understanding of people's lives, and the emotional truths that underpin them - Kathleen MacMahon, author of This is How it Ends, on All That I Leave Behind
A brave and thought-provoking novel - Irish IndependentA humane and credible story, as relevant today as in 1983 ... A good read for fans of Joanna Trollope - Sunday IndependentAbout the Author
Alison Walsh has worked in publishing and literary journalism for a number of years. She wrote a popular and humorous column on family life for the Irish Independent for some years, and this was followed by a memoir on motherhood, In My Mother's Shoes, which became a number-one Irish bestseller in 2010. She is a regular contributor to the Sunday Independent books pages.
Alison lives in Dublin with her husband and three children.Follow her on Twitter at @authoralison or visit her website atSummertime 1983, two young girls grow up in a crumbling seafront house in Dublin in a household which revolves around their silent withdrawn father, an eminent judge. On the cusp of adulthood, Marie, the eldest, takes responsibility for her young sister Grainne, fulfilling a promise she made to her mother before she passed away.But then, one night at a school dance, something happens which changes the course of all of their lives.
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