Her Name Is Rose A Novel by ChristineBreen Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2015 by St. Martin's Press Deckle Edge ISBN-13: 978-1-250-05421-0, ISBN: 1-250-05421-4
"People used to say Iris Bowen was beautiful, what with the wild weave of her red hair, the high cheekbones, and the way she carried herself like a barefoot dancer through the streets of Ranelagh on the outskirts of Dublin city. But that was a lifetime ago.In a cottage in the west of Ireland, Iris--gardener and mother to an adopted daughter, Rose--is doing her best to carry on after the death of her husband two years before. At the back ..."
"In their fourth book, Williams and Breen, the authors of O Come Ye Back to Ireland, When Summer's in the Meadow, and The Pipes Are Calling chronicle their life and adventure in this beautiful country, where fewer and fewer Irish men and women are lucky enough to be able to live."
"This story takes up where O Come Ye Back to Ireland left off. After learning they can't have children, Niall and Christine adopt their only child, Diedre, and continue their story in the pastoral farming community in the wild and beautiful Irish countryside."
"Our First Year in County Clare Niall Williams, Christine Breen. The drive took us
down through Kerry, past Kil- larney and the Lakes, and onto the fabulous scenic
wonderland of the ... Recently Schull had begun to establish a name for itself as a
West Cork center for pottery, painting and crafts, and its narrow rising main street
was a place of bright colors and lively pubs. Down at the harbor a secretive
footpath led out along the ..."
"Ten years ago, Niall and Christine left their careers in New York City for a life in Kiltumper cottage-once Christine's grandfather's stone farmhouse-outside the tiny village of Kilmihil in County Clare. They wanted to lead a more authentic life, to form part of a community, to write and paint and raise children in the scenic Irish countryside where they felt, somehow, they belonged.They have renovated the abandoned cottage, created a g ..."
"With two-year old Deidre in her baby seat, Niall Williams and Christine Breen take to the backroads and boreens of Ireland in their third book. Illustrated."
"There was a little gang of us assembled now, fifteen or so, Americans, Irish, and
French, looking out expectantly at the compact little ferry bouncing toward us over
the water. Only six of us carried luggage, the rest would return at the whim of the
..."
"Details the experiences of two novice farmers on a farm in western Ireland, relating their experiences at animal husbandry, their attempts to have a child, and their assimilation into Irish life"
"Niall and Christine left their careers in New York City for a simpler, more authentic life in a cottage outside the tiny village of Kilmihil in County Clare. "Their tale is a delightful romance."—The New York Times Book Review "
Her Name Is Rose(Reprint) A Novel by ChristineBreen Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2016 by St. Martin's Griffin ISBN-13: 978-1-250-09231-1, ISBN: 1-250-09231-0
"Iris Bowen is a young Irish gardener and mother of a beloved adopted daughter, Rose. A recent widow, Iris has spent the last two years concentrating on the day-to-day business of launching Rose into the world. But when she receives some worrisome results on a breast scan, the words of her husband as he was dying of cancer become hauntingly urgent. He had begged Iris to search for Rose's birth mother so that Rose would still have family ..."
Her Name Is Rose A Novel by ChristineBreen Published 2015 by Macmillan Audio ISBN-13: 978-1-4272-6149-6, ISBN: 1-4272-6149-0
In Kiltumper A Year in an Irish Garden by Niall Williams, ChristineBreen 304 Pages, Published 2021 by Bloomsbury Publishing Usa ISBN-13: 978-1-63557-719-8, ISBN: 1-63557-719-5
"From the authors of This Is Happiness and Her Name Is Rose, a memoir of life in rural Ireland and a meditation on the power, beauty, and importance of the natural world. 35 years ago, when they were in their twenties, Niall Williams and ..."
"Beginning in Ireland in the early years of the 19th century, the four Foley brothers flee across the country with their father and the large telescope he has stolen. Soon forced apart by the violence of the Irish wilderness, the potato famine, and the promise of America, the brothers find themselves scattered across the world. Their separate adventures unfold in passionate and vivid scenes with gypsies, horse races, sea voyages, and bea ..."
"An Irish author presents an evocative debut novel about a man who leaves his family to paint pictures at God's command, disappearing into west Ireland, where he meets a young woman grieving over her afflicted brother. A first novel.""
Her Name is Rose by Breen, Christine Paperback, 334 Pages, Published 2021 by Kiltumper Books ISBN-13: 978-0-9576203-6-0, ISBN: 0-9576203-6-5
"At turns moving and funny, Her Name Is Rose by Christine Breen is a gorgeous and intimate debut novel about what happens when life does not play out the way you expect"--"
In Kiltumper A Year in an Irish Garden Williams, Niall and Breen, Christine by Niall Williams, ChristineBreen Hardcover, 305 Pages, Published 2021 by Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-63557-718-1, ISBN: 1-63557-718-7
"From the authors of This Is Happiness and Her Name Is Rose, a memoir of life in rural Ireland and a meditation on the power, beauty, and importance of the natural world. 35 years ago, when they were in their twenties, Niall Williams and ..."
In Kiltumper A Year in an Irish Garden by Breen, Christine Softcover, Published 2021 by Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-5266-3265-4, ISBN: 1-5266-3265-9