I don’t know what it is about the Irish girls but when they write they certainly have warmth and understanding that shines through their work. This is a newcomer with an impressive debut about female friendship too easily shattered and then left to die for too long. It’s a lovely read with some unexpected answers.
Reviewed by Sarah Broadhurst Sarah Broadhurst spent her early working life in the book trade in both retail and wholesale until the arrival of children forced her to look for freelance work she could do from… More reviews by Sarah Broadhurst
About Barefoot Over Stones
What would it take to destroy your closest friendship? Alison and Ciara meet at college in Dublin and soon become firm allies, sharing a flat and facing the world together. Ciara is all that Alison aspires to be - sassy, confident and fearless.
What would it take to destroy your closest friendship? Alison and Ciara meet at college in Dublin and soon become firm allies, sharing a flat and facing the world together. Ciara is all that Alison aspires to be - sassy, confident and fearless.
Although their backgrounds could not be more different, they find solace and humour in each other's company. That is until gorgeous Dan Abernethy, a young medical student, enters their lives, and everything changes irrevocably. Love turns Alison's world upside down and a terrible betrayal threatens everything she holds dear.
It is only when tragedy strikes many years later that Alison and Ciara are offered a chance at redemption.
'A gentle and completely absorbing read. This is an impressive debut, holding your interest with characters that are comprehensively and sympathetically drawn.' Irish Independent
Author
About Liz Lyons
Liz Lyons is a graduate in English and History of Trinity College, Dublin. After graduation she spent ten years working in the Irish book trade as a bookshop manager. Barefoot Over Stones is her first novel. Born in Cork in 1970, she lives in Co. Meath with her husband, son and two daughters.
What would it take to destroy your closest friendship? Alison and Ciara meet at college in Dublin and soon become firm allies, sharing a flat and facing the world together.
Barefoot Over Stones features in the following genres: Family Drama, Debut Books of the Month, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations, Romance / Relationship Stories
Paperback. £14.39, down from the £15.99 cover price. Print on Demand / Special Order.
Barefoot Over Stones was written by Liz Lyons and published by Transworld Ireland an imprint of Transworld Publishers Ireland Ltd
Barefoot Over Stones has 352 pages
£14.39, reduced from £15.99. Print on Demand / Special Order.
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