Patricia O'Reilly
Once Upon A Summer
language
(Cape Press March 13, 2014)
It is 1959. The class of 4A at Rose Horn’s convent school in Dublin has discovered boys. And dating. And kissing.
Rose dreams of love. And of exchanging her thick lisle stockings and bulky school uniform for the daring black chiffon numbers of Hollywood stars. When her mother discovers Rose’s secret trysts with Frank Fennelly, she banishes her to spend summer in the depths of Kerry – far from temptation, she believes.
But beneath the peaceful exterior of Fenit village, with its close community and simple pleasures, lurks a wild place of social undercurrents. Here Rose meets heart-throb Mikey Daw, and she is drawn into the adult world of broken promises, hidden secrets and bitter tragedy.
Patricia O’Reilly is the author of 10 books, both fiction and non-fiction.
Her fiction includes: Once Upon a Summer, Felicity’s Wedding (German book club choice), Time & Destiny, widely translated, and A Type of Beauty, the story of Kathleen Newton. Her latest book is The Interview.
Patricia is regarded as an expert on Irish designer Eileen Gray and The Interview, is the story of what happens between Eileen Gray and her interviewer, Bruce Chatwin..
Her non-fiction titles are Writing for Success, Working Mothers, Earning Your Living from Home,, Writing for the Market, Dying with Love.
For the past 20 years Patricia has successfully convened writing courses at University College, Dublin (UCD) and throughout Ireland. She also runs a series of on-line Writing Courses, an Editing Service and mentors emerging writers"
Rose dreams of love. And of exchanging her thick lisle stockings and bulky school uniform for the daring black chiffon numbers of Hollywood stars. When her mother discovers Rose’s secret trysts with Frank Fennelly, she banishes her to spend summer in the depths of Kerry – far from temptation, she believes.
But beneath the peaceful exterior of Fenit village, with its close community and simple pleasures, lurks a wild place of social undercurrents. Here Rose meets heart-throb Mikey Daw, and she is drawn into the adult world of broken promises, hidden secrets and bitter tragedy.
About the Author
Patricia O’Reilly is the author of 10 books, both fiction and non-fiction.
Her fiction includes: Once Upon a Summer, Felicity’s Wedding (German book club choice), Time & Destiny, widely translated, and A Type of Beauty, the story of Kathleen Newton. Her latest book is The Interview.
Patricia is regarded as an expert on Irish designer Eileen Gray and The Interview, is the story of what happens between Eileen Gray and her interviewer, Bruce Chatwin..
Her non-fiction titles are Writing for Success, Working Mothers, Earning Your Living from Home,, Writing for the Market, Dying with Love.
For the past 20 years Patricia has successfully convened writing courses at University College, Dublin (UCD) and throughout Ireland. She also runs a series of on-line Writing Courses, an Editing Service and mentors emerging writers"
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