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Alice Taylor

    Alice Taylor is a beloved Irish author whose work is deeply rooted in her connection to rural life in County Cork. Her writing is characterized by an authentic portrayal of human relationships, landscapes, and traditions, often focusing on themes of family and community. Taylor possesses a unique ability to capture the essence of the Irish countryside, offering readers a poignant and relatable glimpse into life. Her narratives resonate with a broad audience due to their sincerity and warmth.

    Do you remember?
    House of Memories
    Quench the lamp
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    Tea for One
    A Cocoon With A View
    • 2024

      A Place Called Home

      • 208 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      Exploring the theme of belonging, this narrative delves into the lives of characters who navigate the complexities of having two homes. Each location offers distinct memories and experiences that shape their identities and relationships. The story intricately weaves together personal struggles, cultural differences, and the quest for connection, highlighting how the notion of home can be both a comfort and a source of conflict. As the characters grapple with their dual identities, readers are invited to reflect on what home truly means.

      A Place Called Home
    • 2024

      Alice’s garden is her refuge. Inherited from Uncle Jacky, she introduces the great variety of plants and objects she has gathered – everything, of course, with its own unique and fascinating story, brought to life by a master storyteller.

      The Gift of a Garden
    • 2023

      We all need to sit and rest from time to time. To think, ponder, hope, pray. In this lovely and thoughtful book, Alice invites the reader to share these moments of contemplation in their own time and in their own way.

      Come Sit Awhile
    • 2023

      When Ellie loses a tooth, she finds herself whooshed through a magical fairy door in her bedroom.

      Ellie and The Fairy Door
    • 2022

      In Tea for One, Alice Taylor celebrates the little moments that bring us joy After many busy years raising a family and running a business, Alice is now living alone - with all the challenges and pleasures that brings. From improving her painting to perfecting her garden, exploring family histories and reclaiming her mother's art of tea-making, Alice celebrates the small acts that fill her days and make her happy.

      Tea for One: A Celebration of Little Things
    • 2022

      The Nana

      • 240 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      The Irish nana is a repository of family history, memory and lore. Alice celebrates her own nanas, part of the generation born after the Great Famine. She herself is now a nana too, and explores the old and the new, the 'then' and 'now', the nana of yesteryear and of today, with her characteristic empathy and love.

      The Nana
    • 2022

      Join Alice Taylor this Christmas as she welcomes us into her home and shows us the traditions of her family's Christmas. Alice looks back over her past Christmases and prepares for this Christmas.

      Home For Christmas
    • 2021

      Tea for One

      • 240 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Some people are home alone by choice, while others, like Alice, journeyed into it through a change of circumstances. Alice discovers the challenges and pleasures of living alone.

      Tea for One
    • 2020

      A Cocoon With A View

      • 128 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      Am I cocooning or self-isolating? In today's climate both words mean the same thing, but it's amazing the different picture each word paints in our subconscious. Alice Taylor explores wellbeing, what community now means and so many other topics thrown into sharp relief by the arrival of COVID19.

      A Cocoon With A View
    • 2020

      Alice Taylor takes a journey back to the 1940s and 1950s in rural Ireland through the well-used schoolbooks that she has kept from that time. Poetry, legends, stories and history evoke a way of life, and pace of life, that's long changed.

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