About the book:
Welcome to Ballycove, the
home of Corrigan Mills...
Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Irish countryside the
famed mills have created the finest wool in all of Ireland. Run by the
seemingly perfect Corrigan family, but every family has its secrets, and how
the mills came to be the Corrigan's is one of them...
Miranda and her husband were never meant
to own the mills, until one fateful day catapults them into a life they never
thought they'd lead.
Ada has forever lived her life in her sister's shadow. Wanting
only to please her mother and take her place as the new leader of the mill, Ada
might just have to take a look at what her heart really wants.
Callie has a flourishing international career as a top designer
and a man who loves her dearly, she appears to have it all. When a secret is
revealed and she's unceremoniously turfed out of the design world, Callie might
just get what's she's been yearning for. The chance to go home.
Simon has always wanted more. More money, more fame, more
notoriety. The problem child. Simon has made more enemies than friends over the
years, and when one of his latest schemes falls foul he'll have to return to
the people who always believe in him.
Ballycove isn't just a town in the Irish countryside. It isn't
just the base of the famous mills. It's a place to call home.
My Review:
I’m a fan of Hogan’s work and jumped at the opportunity to
get stuck into ‘The Place We Call Home.’ She is an amazing storyteller – whisking
us to beautiful locations and giving us a fantastic array of characters, some
you love the bones of but some you simply can’t stand, just how we do in life I
think.
With this book, we have themes of family, friendships and deep-seated
secrets and desires, as well as feeling like we belong. We are taken on quite
the journey and are given some great characters; they are funny and successful,
full of love and heart and of course have that Irish charm that can land them
in a whole heap of trouble. Typically, they are all searching for their own
happiness but are they going to find it back in Ballycove, back home.
It is a nicely paced story, so well written especially
moving between past and present. This gorgeous saga kept me engrossed for
hours. I simply didn’t want to put it down once I’d started – so prepare, give
yourself a whole afternoon and get cosy!
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About the author
Faith lives in the west of
Ireland with her husband, four children and two very fussy cats. She has an
Hons Degree in English Literature and Psychology, has worked as a fashion model
and in the intellectual disability and mental health sector.
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