Some of Geraldine’s Book Reviews

The Flowers of Ballygrace
**Also published under title A Different Kind of Dream**

A Different Kind of Dream is a fantastic read. Pure escapism!
Geraldine O’Neill has the knack of drawing readers in and not letting them go until the last page!
RTE Radio Guide: Reviewer: Suzanne Byrne

The Flowers of Ballygrace was great. You put it down and then just need to pick it up again and carry on reading, a lovely story of life in mid-20th century Ireland."
WELLINGTON, Fiction Webpage

Tara Flynn
'A winning debut. ****'
Woman's Own

Tara Flynn --Geraldine O'Neill Geraldine O'Neill's first novel is a sparkling, seductive tale which will capture most imaginations. Set in 1950s Ireland, Tara Flynn is confident and absorbing, an irresistible journey of wealth, love and simply, life.
From the Telegraph & Argus, first published Thursday 8th Apr 2004.

Much of the charm of this novel comes from the author’s attention to detail when re-creating life in Scotland in the 1950s. Geraldine O’Neill has included vivid descriptions of leisure activities, music, fashion, fads and urban legends that prevailed during that time, and by doing so she transports the reader to another time and place. The Grace Girls is one of those rare novels you can happily share with either your mother or your teenage daughter, and know they will enjoy it as much as you did.
NOTEBOOK MAGAZINE

'An engaging story about a group of likeable characters with enough twists and turns to keep those pages turning... O'Neill's attention to detail brings an authenticity to the book. She manages effortlessly to bring '40s Ireland to life, transporting you to a little room in a remote cottage - you can almost smell the turf smoke and baking soda bread. So if you fancy a new novel by a new author capable of spinning a good old yarn, you'll definitely love Tara Flynn.'
Irish Post

Tara's Fortune
'O'Neill's evocative style inevitably draws comparisons to the legendary Maeve Binchy, but the warmth and depth of Tara's Fortune show she is in a class of her own.'
Shari Lowe, Daily Record

'irrisistible warmth and spellbinding storytelling'
WESTERN DAILY PRESS

'full of wonderful characters'
NOTTINGHAM EVENING POST

Totally enthralling”
Sunday World

“Vivid and memorable”
Ireland on Sunday

The Grace Girls
'If you only read one family saga this year, make it this one. You'll laugh, cry and root for every character right to the end.'
DAILY RECORD

“A natural storyteller, O’Neill captures the claustrophobia of small village life and the uncertainties of young adulthood, with homely little details and great perception. Like all her previous novels, The Grace Girls is so easy to read and equally hard to put down.”
Sunday Independent

'An enjoyable and heart-warming tale.'
WESTERN DAILY PRESS

'a heart-warming tale of likeable characters that will have you turning the pages to see if their dreams come true...'
BELFAST TELEGRAPH

*** (A good read)
This is a great light holiday read.
Review by: Melissa Wilson - GOOD READING MAGAZINE Featured in the February, 2006 magazine.

Aisling Gale

“O’Neill’s warmth and Binchyesque ability to make the reader care about her characters, does indeed put her in the storytelling league of Queen Maeve” -
Irish Independent

Lovereading.co.uk
Sarah Broadhurst's view...
1950’s setting for an enchanting saga that really does capture the period.  A gentle read, full of incident, engagingly portrayed.
Comparison: Catherine Cookson, Maeve Binchy.

Lynsey Dolan, Dublin Country Mix, Radio FM - 106.8
'Geraldine O'Neill's latest novel 'The Flowers of Ballygrace' is a beautiful read...Anybody can associate with it...The saddest part of this Novel for me is that it ended!..I couldnt put it down.  Fantastic 10 out of 10!!  

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