Author: jeangrainger
Queensland, Australia 1936Sister Claire McAuliffe has been called from Dungarvan, County Waterford, to do God’s work in Jumaaroo, Queensland. Along with four other sisters she is charged with setting up a Catholic school for the education of the gold rush families. But life between the tropical Australian rainforest and azure ocean is far from the spectacular paradise it seems. Sister Claire … Sister Claire finds life challenging in more ways than she can count, the heat, the terrifying creatures that lurk in every nook and cranny, the crocodiles and snakes, but far more worrying is the constant presence of the…
Berlin, 1944Ariella Bannon is being hunted. Someone is determined to betray her, but she has survived against incredible odds, and the end is in sight. She will be reunited with her precious children, no matter what it takes.Meanwhile, Liesl and Erich have found a home in Ireland away from the chaos of war-ravaged Europe. As the dark news of what has happened to their fellow Jews filters through, … takes.Meanwhile, Liesl and Erich have found a home in Ireland away from the chaos of war-ravaged Europe. As the dark news of what has happened to their fellow Jews filters through,…
Robinswood Estate, County Waterford, 1950Three sisters, the three men that love them, and a house that could consume them all.Assuming their roles as the new Lord and Lady Kenefick and returning to Robinswood with the plan to drag it back from the brink of dereliction, is taking its toll on Kate and Sam. With a young family to raise, a very limited budget and only Kate’s parents to help, the task … family to raise, a very limited budget and only Kate’s parents to help, the task seems insurmountable.Kate’s eldest sister Eve and her husband Bartley have found happiness in…
USA Today bestselling author wants to take you to Ireland for a story that will leave you wanting more long after you turn the last page…Twenty-five year old Billie Romano is struggling. She is grieving the death of her beloved dad and nothing in her life is going right. Her mother has remarried with indecent haste, so when her grandfather presents everyone in the family with a DNA testing kit … family with a DNA testing kit for fun, Billie couldn’t be less interested in playing happy families.The test results are shocking, and Billie finds herself caught in a turmoil…
Ariella Bannon has no choice: she must put her precious children, Liesl and Erich, on that train or allow them to become prey for the Nazis. Berlin 1939. When her husband doesn’t come home one day, Ariella realises that the only way she can ensure her Jewish children’s safety is to avail of the Kindertransport, but can she bear to let them go?A thousand miles away, Elizabeth Klein has closed … can she bear to let them go?A thousand miles away, Elizabeth Klein has closed herself off from the world. Losing her husband on the last day of the Great…
USA Today bestselling author Jean Grainger has done it again.One Irish house, two very different families, and a war that changed everything.Robinswood Estate, County Waterford, Ireland. 1946.Years of neglect and abandonment have left the family seat of the Keneficks almost derelict, but the new Lord Kenefick and his charming young wife Kate, are determined to breathe life into the old house once … are determined to breathe life into the old house once more.The war is over and they have survived, so now they must set about making a bright future for themselves and their family. But the shadows of…
Bubbles is coming home to Ireland, but everyone travelling with him has a secret.USA TODAY BEST SELLING AUTHOR TAKES YOU TO IRELAND, WITH CHARACTERS YOU WILL NEVER FORGET. ‘With her warm, emotionally intelligent stories that keep you awake long after the light should be out, Jean Grainger is a worthy successor to the late, great, Maeve Binchy.’ Amazon reviewer.A luxury stay in an Irish castle, a … Maeve Binchy.’ Amazon reviewer.A luxury stay in an Irish castle, a handsome, experienced tour guide, and a secret that has never been revealed.Life as manager of the magnificent resort of Castle Dysert on…
‘Reading a Jean Grainger novel is like sitting in the kitchen of your best friend. She gets right to the heart of Ireland.’ Kate Kerrigan, NYT Bestselling author of the Ellis Island Trilogy.Carmel Sheehan was raised in an orphanage in Dublin, and always believed what she was told, that her unmarried mother abandoned her as a newborn. Forty years later, living in rural Ireland, in an unfulfilling … newborn. Forty years later, living in rural Ireland, in an unfulfilling marriage, and she has no reason to suspect that version of her past was untrue, until she gets a Facebook message one day from a stranger claiming it…
New from USA TODAY Bestselling author, Jean Grainger,One House, two families and a war that changes everthing that once was true….Robinswood, Co Waterford, 1939. The once grand house is home to two very different families.Despite delusions of grandeur, Lord and Lady Kenefick and their adult children, live a life of decayed opulence as the money needed to keep such a large house and grounds ever … a life of decayed opulence as the money needed to keep such a large house and grounds ever dwindles. Meanwhile, the Murphy family, Dermot, Isabella and their three almost grown up girls, live and…
USA Today bestselling author Jean Grainger presents: The Conor O’Shea Stories. Conor O’Shea is a charming, thoughful Irishman. Each week he brings bunches of misfit and unusual visitors from the USA to visit the Emerald Isle aboard his tour bus. After many years in the tour guiding business, Conor thinks he’s seen and heard it all, but he is proved wrong in each of these three delightful books. … he’s seen and heard it all, but he is proved wrong in each of these three delightful books. In this trilogy join Conor’s tours to encounter characters that come alive on…