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Emma Hannigan (1972–2018)

Auteur van The Summer Guest

15 Werken 178 Leden 7 Besprekingen

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Emma Hannigan was born on September 25, 1972 in Ireland. Before becoming an author, she trained as a chef at Ballymaloe cookery school and as a beauty therapist. Her novels included Designer Genes, The Summer Guest, The Secrets We Share, The Wedding Promise, The Perfect Gift, and Letters to My toon meer Daughters. Her 2011 memoir Talk to the Headscarf was updated and reissued in 2017 as All to Live For: Fighting Cancer, Finding Hope. She was also a blogger and a Breast Cancer Ireland ambassador. She died after a long battle with cancer on March 3, 2018 at the age of 45. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder

Werken van Emma Hannigan

The Summer Guest (2014) 33 exemplaren
Driving Home for Christmas (2012) 26 exemplaren
The Heart of Winter (1813) 19 exemplaren
The Secrets We Share (2015) 18 exemplaren
The Perfect Gift (2016) 18 exemplaren
Letters to My Daughters (2018) 16 exemplaren
The Wedding Promise (2017) 13 exemplaren
Perfect Wives (2013) 8 exemplaren
The Gift of Friends (2019) 8 exemplaren
Miss Conceived (2010) 6 exemplaren
Talk to the Headscarf (2011) 5 exemplaren
Designer Genes (2009) 3 exemplaren
The Pink Ladies Club (2011) 2 exemplaren
Keeping Mum (2013) 2 exemplaren
The Wedding Weekend (2014) 1 exemplaar

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Thank You so much Headline and Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to review this book.

I adore Emma's work and as a "Cancer Vixen" myself I really do get where she is coming from in her writing.
This story is wonderful, there are so many emotions and the characters really are likeable. This was a heartwarming and adorable book that I really did not want to end. My blog : https://thereadingshed.wordpress.com/… (meer)
 
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TheReadingShed001 | 1 andere bespreking | Mar 1, 2023 |
Thank You so much Headline and Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to review this book.

I adore Emma's work and as a "Cancer Vixen" myself I really do get where she is coming from in her writing.
This story is wonderful, there are so many emotions and the characters really are likeable. This was a heartwarming and adorable book that I really did not want to end. My blog : https://thereadingshed.wordpress.com/… (meer)
 
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TheReadingShed01 | 1 andere bespreking | Feb 25, 2023 |
Lexie has an enviable life, doesn’t she? She is happily married, lives in a dream house in a seaside suburb of Dublin, and runs a successful art gallery. If only her mum would stop hassling her about having children – Lexie loves other people’s kids but is very happy not to have one of her own. It’s not just her mum beginning to question this, though. Kathleen is a recently widowed Irish American who has come back to visit the place she was born in, and she rents Lexie’s basement for the summer.

This is a lovely novel about friendship between women across different generations, and about how friends can help to see different sides of decisions, dilemmas and choices. It is very reminiscent of Maeve Binchy and Cathy Kelly. There aren’t really big dramatic events to worry about, it’s a story of thoughts and conversations, and the occasional little surprise.

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elkiedee | 2 andere besprekingen | Feb 18, 2021 |
The book world lost an absolute treasure when Emma Hannigan lost her brave fight with cancer in 2018 but it is testament to her spirit that she kept writing right up to the end of her life. It would be easy to assume that Emma's final novel would be a weepy but it is in fact an effervescent story brimming with hope, love and friendship. I was actually crying before I started the story, just from reading the letter to the reader from Emma's publishing family at Headline. I wiped my eyes and put my tissues away as I let Emma Hannigan transport me to Kingfisher Road.

Kingfisher Road has some amazing characters living there, with so much laughter, tears and drama it reminded me of an Irish Coronation Street. It all starts with a new resident, Danielle, moving into the street and the ladies welcome her into their fold. Danielle seems to have it all, engaged to what is seemingly Ireland's most eligible bachelor, but Danielle is full of insecurities as she doesn't feel like she fits into Justin's posh horses and hairbands life. Her insecurities aren't helped by her evil mother-in-law to-be who is definitely the villain of the piece, or at least one of them.

As we get to know each of the women, we realise that life isn't quite so rosy as it first appeared as each of them struggle with their own problems. It just shows how quick we are to make snap judgements based on appearances, when you don't know what is lurking beneath the surface or behind that shining front door. Even with their own personal struggles, what doesn't falter is their friendship for each other and we all know that a problem shared is a problem solved. The strength and fortitude of these women constantly amazed me but I shouldn't have been surprised as they all have a little bit of the amazing Emma Hannigan in them.

The Gift of Friends is an absolute pleasure to read from start to finish; somehow it's equally serious and lighthearted as some stressful issues are dealt with but it seems to have a sprinkle of magic in the pages as we know that everything will be ok in the end. The Gift of Friends is a beautiful sparkling addition to Emma Hannigan's everlasting legacy to the literary world.

I chose to read an ARC and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.
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Michelle.Ryles | 1 andere bespreking | Mar 9, 2020 |

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Werken
15
Leden
178
Populariteit
#120,889
Waardering
½ 4.5
Besprekingen
7
ISBNs
88

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