Books with author paula clarke

The tiny village of Lusty in Ireland is home to far more secrets than it is people.Awkward city-girl, Ellie, is the last to be picked in every aspect of her life. At over six-foot, her one claim to fame is that a missile was named after her when she was born. Little is expected of her and she has delivered exactly that...until nowEllie is putting all her hopes into a study trip to Lusty.It is here that she uncovers secret, romantic letters hidden decades before. As Ellie becomes entangled in a heart-warming, but potentially tragic love-story, she begins to uncover her own first love in the most unlikely of places.Praise for Paula Clamp’s previous novels: ‘Paula has a touch of magic…once again she creates strong characters and writes about how there can be as many perspectives about a person as there are people’ Irish Examiner‘Written with insightful genius’ Sunday World

Set in the 1980’s and bridging ten different countries, She’s Going Places is a young adult, coming of age story. Years of cold and damp caravanning, with her feuding parents, drives Cathy Hall’s dream of foreign travel. But Cathy is thwarted at every turn from pursuing her dreams. How will she broaden her horizons when challenged with a limited education, an overbearing mother and a home bird boyfriend, whose idea of adventure is a Woolworth’s Pick ‘n’ Mix?She’s Going Places is fun, poignant and uplifting escapism, where the reader can travel the world without making a single reservation.