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Emma Hannigan

    Emma Hannigan was an Irish author whose writing was profoundly shaped by her personal encounters with cancer. Her work bravely explored the realities of illness, resilience, and the human spirit in the face of adversity. Through her candid narratives, she offered a unique perspective on navigating life-altering health challenges, leaving a legacy of courage and empathy.

    The Summer Guest
    The Heart of Winter
    Letters to My Daughters
    Driving Home for Christmas
    The Perfect Gift.
    The Secrets We Share
    • The Secrets We Share

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      Devastated after a tragedy, Nathalie Conway finds herself on a plane to Ireland. She is on her way to stay with her grandmother Clara. The woman who up until now Nathalie had no idea existed ... As Clara awaits her granddaughter's arrival, she is filled with a new sense of hope. She has spent the past twenty years wishing that her son Max would come back into her life. Perhaps now he can find a way to forgive her for the past. And her granddaughter may be the thread to stitch the pieces of her beloved family back together.

      The Secrets We Share
      4.4
    • The Perfect Gift.

      • 482 pages
      • 17 hours of reading

      "Happy Birthday, darling girl." Ever since she can remember, Roisin has received a birthday card in the post. Signed with love from the birth mother she has never met. Brought up by her adoptive parents, Keeley and Doug, Roisin has wanted for nothing. But on her thirtieth birthday a letter comes that shakes her world. For Keeley, who's raised Roisin as her own, the letter reminds her of a secret she's been holding for thirty years. And for Nell, keeping watch in the lighthouse, the past is a place she rarely goes. Until a young runaway arrives seeking shelter, and unwraps the gift of hope for them all.

      The Perfect Gift.
      4.0
    • Driving Home for Christmas

      • 416 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      You're in for a festive treat with Driving Home for Christmas by Emma Hannigan , the perfect winter warmer for fans of Maeve Binchy, Cathy Kelly and Patricia Scanlan. 'A wonderful storyteller' Cathy KellyChristmas at Huntersbrook House has always been a family tradition - log fires, long walks through the snowy fields and evenings spent in the local pub. And this year the three grown-up Craig children are looking forward to the holidays more than ever. Pippa to escape her partying lifestyle and mounting debts in Dublin; Joey the demands of his gorgeous girlfriend who seems intent on coming between him and his family; and Lainey to forget about her controlling ex and his recent engagement to another woman.But with the family livery yard in financial trouble, this Christmas could be the Craig family's last at Huntersbrook as they face the prospect of selling the ancestral house. As the holiday season gets underway, the family need to come up with a way to save their home, and face the problems they've been running away from in Dublin. And what better place to figure things out than around the fire at Huntersbrook House?

      Driving Home for Christmas
      3.8
    • Letters to My Daughters

      • 464 pages
      • 17 hours of reading

      Letters to my Daughters is a spellbinding story about the complicated bonds between women -- daughters, mothers, sisters -- and how love and happiness comes in many guises.

      Letters to My Daughters
      3.9
    • The Heart of Winter

      • 464 pages
      • 17 hours of reading

      'A writer who understands exactly how women think' Cathy Kelly

      The Heart of Winter
      3.8
    • The Summer Guest

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      Lexi and her husband Sam have put their heart and soul into renovating No. 3 Cashel Square. Lexi's mother thinks it's high time they had a baby, but Lexi's thriving art gallery keeps her more than busy. Plus her headstrong niece Amelie seems to have practically moved in. And then just as summer arrives, a mysterious stranger knocks on the door. Kathleen Williams has come from America, longing to see the house in Cashel Square where she was born over sixty years ago. Kathleen's visit is tinged with sadness but she finds comfort and laughter with Lexie and Amelie. Soon the three women are sharing their hearts, tears and secrets, little knowing their unexpected friendship will touch them all in more ways than they can imagine....

      The Summer Guest