The Library at the Edge of the World by Felicity Hayes-McCoy

There are plenty of good discussion points about the nature of community for book clubs and thoughtful readers.” - Library Journal “An appealing novel that will delight Maeve Binchy fans. Prepare to be transported.” - LibraryReads, ( Elizabeth Angelastro, Manilus Library, Manilus, NY ) “Much like a cup of tea and a cozy afghan, The Library at The Edge of the World is the perfect book to hunker down with. Maeve Binchy and Patrick Taylor fans will find much to enjoy.” - Booklist “The spot-on descriptions of Ireland’s country roads and expansive sky all but leap off the page and provide the true joy of Hayes-McCoy’s first novel…. “Engaging.sparkling and joyous.” - Sunday Times (UK) “A charming and heartwarming story.” - Jenny Colgan, New York Times bestselling author of The Cafe by the Sea Sink in and feel enveloped by the beautiful world of Felicity Hayes-McCoy.” - Cathy Kelly, bestselling author of Between Sisters and Secrets of a Happy Marriage The Library at The Edge of the World is a delicious feast of a novel. reminiscent of Maeve Binchy and Roisin Meaney.”- Irish Examiner Critical Praise Told with heart and abundant charm, The Library at the Edge of the World is a joyous story about the meaning of home and the importance of finding a place where you truly belong. And she’s about to discover that the neighbors she’d always kept at a distance have come to mean more to her than she ever could have imagined. But when the threatened closure of the Lissbeg Library puts her personal plans in jeopardy, Hanna finds herself leading a battle to restore the heart and soul of the Finfarran Peninsula’s fragmented community. With her teenage daughter, Jazz, off traveling the world and her relationship with her own mother growing increasingly tense, Hanna is determined to reclaim her independence by restoring a derelict cottage left to her by her great-aunt. Or, worse yet, her nagging fear that, as the local librarian and a prominent figure in the community, her failed marriage and ignominious return have made her a focus of gossip. Or that she’s back in Lissbeg, the rural Irish town she walked away from in her teens, living in the back bedroom of her overbearing mother’s retirement bungalow. Like the sophisticated lifestyle she abandoned after finding her English barrister husband in bed with another woman. debut about a local librarian who must find a way to rebuild her community and her own life in this touching, enchanting novel set on Ireland’s stunning West Coast.Īs she drives her mobile library van between villages of Ireland’s West Coast, Hanna Casey tries not to think about a lot of things. In the bestselling tradition of Fannie Flagg and Jenny Colgan comes Felicity Hayes-McCoy’s U.S.

The Library at the Edge of the World by Felicity Hayes-McCoy