Felicity Hayes-McCoy is an Irish author celebrated for her engaging novels set in a fictional county on Ireland's West Coast. Her writing is often described as 'blazingly beautiful' and a 'pitch-perfect delight,' with readers valuing her ability to craft sunny and heartwarming narratives. Hayes-McCoy demonstrates a keen eye for detail and a profound understanding of human relationships, creating work that is both uplifting and insightful. Her prose, at once touching and witty, resonates with those who appreciate stories that are comforting yet thoughtful.
'How do we know that what we remember is the truth?' By mapping her family's stories onto the history of the Irish State, this reveals the mixed messages of Felicity's youth. Examines the consequences when memories are manipulated or obliterated, intentionally or by chance.
The amazing new novel set in the beautiful west coast of Ireland.
Foreword by Alice Taylor. An emigrant to England in the 1970s, Felicity knew she'd return to Corca Dhuibhne, Ireland's Dingle peninsula. Now she and her English husband have restored a stone house there, the focus for this chronicle in response to reader requests for an illustrated sequel to The House on an Irish Hillside.
The spell-binding new novel in the Finfarran series.
'From the moment I crossed the mountain I fell in love. With the place, which was more beautiful than any place I'd ever seen. With the people I met there. And with a way of looking at life that was deeper, richer and wiser than any I'd known before. When I left I dreamt of clouds on the mountain. I kept going back.' We all lead very busy lives and sometimes it's hard to find the time to be the people we want to be. Twelve years ago Felicity Hayes-McCoy left the hectic pace of the city and returned to Ireland to make a new life in a remarkable house on the stunning Dingle peninsula. Beautifully written, this is a life-affirming tale of rediscovering lost values and being reminded of the things that really matter.
Set in the very different worlds of cosmopolitan London and a sleepy village in Ireland's Wicklow mountains, The Keepsake Quilters tells the stories of four generations of women and the patchwork of fabrics that reconciles their unspoken family past with their dysfunctional present, offering the prospect of a joyful future
The spell-binding new novel in the Finfarran series.
As summer approaches, the residents of Lissbeg are getting ready for the season but drama awaits ...
It's summer on the Finfarran Peninsula and as the inhabitants of Lissbeg prepare for the tourists, secrets are in the air ...
A warm, feel-good novel about the importance of finding a place where you belong - perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy.