Loving & Losing

"A wealth of pleasure offered between these pages" - Irish Examiner

Brought up in a loving and supportive environment, the Devereux children expect to achieve their dreams. But this is 1930s Ireland where they must fight against repressive laws and social attitudes.



Harry has married his childhood sweetheart but finds his wife's life and his marriage jeopardised by the strict laws of Church and State.

As he struggles to become a writer, Joseph rejects the love of the girl next door. He goes to fight in the Spanish Civil War where he finds a different kind of love.

Kathleen, an actress, has romantic ideas about going to Hollywood but a love affair threatens to ruin her life and shatter the happiness of her family.

Mary becomes a teacher and forms some strong emotional bonds, but gossip and injustice may rob her of everything she holds dear.

Can they overcome prejudice or must they bow to convention?

Praise for A Soldier's Wife

A story that many Irish families will relate to given the recent anniversaries of WW1 and 1916 and the anniversary of Irish Independence

"An epic tale of a wide spectrum. It brought Dublin of that period to life" Muriel Bolger

"A novel full of what David Norris describes as 'innate human sympathy'- an intense read" Sunday Independent

"A wealth of pleasure is offered within these pages - a sterling debut that anticipates ever greater things to come' Irish Examiner

"An engaging read and a homage to the resilience and courage of those women who kept the home fires burning during WWI' Sunday Independent

"A vivid and often moving portrait of life at that time" -Irish World



"Pays homage to the resilience and courage of those women who kept the home fires burning during WW1 and 1916 and the Irish War of Independence." - Sunday Independent