Saoirse : A Radio 2 Book Club Pick - a compelling story of escape, reinvention and a past that never lets go

Exploring the fine line between dishonesty and reinvention, Saoirse is an evocative and compelling story of a woman perpetually in flight. A book for fans of Trespasses by Louise Kennedy and Barbara's Kingsolver's Demon Copperhead.

<p><b>A RADIO 2 Book Club Pick</b><br><b>A<i> Woman &amp; Home </i>Book of the Month </b><br><b>A </b><b><i>Prima </i>Book of the Month</b><br><br><b>'Compelling ... searing and intimate' - <i>New York Times</i></b><br><br><b>'<i>Saoirse</i> deserves to be on prize lists this year. Utterly beautiful with lyrical prose and storytelling, I loved this!' - <i>Prima</i>, Book of the Month</b><br><br><b>'An intimate, intense exploration of identity, reinvention and survival' - <i>Woman &amp; Home</i>, Book of the Month</b><br><br>Saoirse has everything she ever dreamed of: a beautiful home, two precious daughters, and Daithí - the man who loves her with a quiet, loyal fierceness that still catches her off guard. To everyone who knows her, she's living a charmed life.<br><br>But Saoirse has built her life on a lie.<br><br>When her latest art exhibition unexpectedly wins a major award, the attention is instant and overwhelming - interviews, national headlines. With every spotlight pointed her way, Saoirse's carefully constructed world begins to unravel.<br><br>The woman that everyone is celebrating doesn't actually exist. She's an invention, and every moment in the limelight brings her closer to exposure. <br><br>With the past closing in on her and the life she has created about to fall like a house of cards, Saoirse must decide how far she'll go to protect the man she loves and the family she never believed she deserved. <br><br>Secrets don't stay buried, and this one could cost her everything.</p>