A story about losing your way and finding your life. Book 1 of 3.
Elizabeth Lara built a perfect life as San Francisco’s top divorce attorney, but when she loses her great-aunt Mags, the woman who raised her, she boards a plane and leaves it all behind.The Irish shores welcome her as she learns a shocking truth, kept secret for thirty-five years. Devastated and now alone in the world, Beth tries … alone in the world, Beth tries to find peace in a beautiful cottage by Lough Rhiannon, but peace isn’t what fate had in mind. Almost as soon as she arrives, Beth’s solitary retreat into the magic wilds of Ireland is interrupted by Connor Bannon. A man with light brown hair, ice blue eyes and a secret of his own. He’s gorgeous, grieving, and completely unexpected.
With the help of Mags’ letters, the colorful townspeople of Dingle, and Connor, Elizabeth might just find a way back to the girl she lost long ago and become the woman she always wanted to be.
A Note From Jules:
Be forewarned you might not want to start this book late at night—several readers have reported “gobbling it up” and going on to the next book immediately. This book is literary women’s fiction, it is not a traditional romance, per se.
“If you enjoy Nora Roberts, you’ll like Juliet Gauvin. The Irish Cottage is a fresh take on women’s literary fiction, sometimes light and scrumptious and other times quite profound in its observations on life, love and loss.” -Amazon Review
“A book that conveys the true feelings of Ireland when you visit…it’s a bit of a romance, history, travel, and mystery neatly tied into a book well worth reading.” -Amazon Review
“I started this book and couldn’t put it down. It brought me to Ireland and I never wanted to leave.” -Amazon Review
The Irish Cottage: Finding Elizabeth is an international women’s literary fiction romance novel with three books in the novel series. Other themes include: romance literary fiction, women’s sagas, love stories, and second chances at life.more
Light hearted reading. Not a lot to think about. A summer read
Enjoyed this first book in the series, plan to read more!
I couldn’t put this down. I want an Aunt Mags.
Loved loved Loved this book! I’m a voracious reader. This made me want to go to Ireland even more than before reading it. Fabulous writer, I don’t normally actually burst out laughing, or tear up, or examine my inner self while reading a romance novel. This writer made me do all of those things. It’s worth every penny. Can’t wait to read the rest of the series.
I would recommend this book, It was light and fun
Loved the writing and the story, but I hate when it’s a continuing saga.
Feel good story, but sorry ending.
Loved the characters. So nice to see the changes in Beth as she reconnects with her deceased great-aunt through letters. Bannon was such a delight.
Excellent book, excellent series!
Midlife career adjustment wrestling.
I love Ireland. And they do have lots of castles.
I was very moved by the main protagonist’s journey back to herself – her struggles, her challenges & insights. I thought that the vehicle of letters from her Aunt, was rather clever.
Very light reading.
Easy read and stayed up to finish it. Enjoyable and quirky. Now I need to continue the series which takes up in London. Lizzy’s deceased aunt leaves her 17 letters that start her on her journey. She gets out of corporate mode and learns to enjoy herself, find love, make new friends and go on an adventure to keep the person she is now becoming. Looking forward to the English Flat, the next step in the adventure.
This book is a entertaining peek into the contemporary culture of small town Ireland. In telling the story of a young woman’s escape to Ireland while mourning the death of the great-aunt who raised her, the author imparts the message that it is possible to change the course of one’s middle-aged life as Elizabeth comes to reassess the person she has become and strives to become the true person she wants to be.
Finished it in 2 days..
Had to work. Bought the 2nd and read it in 2 days. In to book 3
Reminds a little of Maeve Binchy. Loved it
Light easy reader full of love, Sad in parts and funny in others. I enjoyed it.
Terrible ending! It was as if the writer suddenly ran out of something to write and just quit writing. I kept thinking that I’d missed something …as in, where did the rest of the book go? Of course , the point was to get me to buy the sequel. Otherwise, I enjoyed reading the book. I would have given it 5 stars if the writer had bothered to finish it.
Fell in love with the characters.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It reminded me of the Ireland I visited 10 years ago. Rich descriptions. Likable characters. It kind of fed my soul.