Dunmara

Connecticut, USA, 1969 Jeannie is part of the first ever intake of women to Yale. Her father thinks it's a waste of money, but Jeannie knows she has what it takes-she just needs a chance. While war rages in Vietnam, and all over the country people are clashing, her life unexpectedly takes her to Ireland, where a course is set that will ripple through generations. Dunmara, County Clare, Ireland Orla can't believe the bombshell her husband of thirty years has just dropped. The future she imagined is gone, and she's forced to redefine her entire life while grappling with something from her past that doesn't quite add up. An opportunity arises at Dunmara House which could be exactly what she needs to find her way forward. Standing since 1689, the stately Dunmara House in Ireland has seen life in all its guts and glory. Now, as two women's lives become entwined across time, the old house slowly reveals its secrets. Perfect for fans of Kate Morton, Lucinda Riley, and Diana Gabaldon, this evocative time-slip novel weaves past and present into an unforgettable story of love, secrets, and resilience that will stay with you long after the final page.

Yorkshire, England / County Clare, Ireland, 1918 Billy DeVere has spent his boyhood in the shadow of expectation - the heir his aristocratic father needs him to be. Then the Great War claims his father and both his brothers, and the life mapped out for him simply vanishes. In its place comes something unexpected: freedom. As Billy comes of age, he dares to imagine his own future - and the path he chooses will leave its mark on Dunmara for generations to come. Dunmara, County Clare, Ireland Orla Daly is still finding her footing. Her marriage is over, her children's lives are unsettled, and the career she's building feels as precarious as it is exciting. But Dunmara - the house that was the backdrop to her whole life - has revealed a connection she never expected, and she can't turn away from it now. When she discovers an extraordinary painting hidden within its walls, Orla is pulled into a mystery a century old, and begins to understand that saving this house may be bound up with finding herself. Two lives, a century apart, held together by one enduring house. As Orla follows the trail the painting has left her, Dunmara slowly gives up another of its secrets. The Rector's Daughter is the second novel in the Dunmara Story.