Orna Ross
1) Blue Mercy
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A literary family drama, with a murder at its heart, full of emotional twists and surprises ~~~ Will you side with mother or daughter? When Mercy Mulcahy was 40 years old, she was accused of killing her elderly and tyrannical father. Now, at the end of her life, she has written a book about what really happened on that fateful night of Christmas Eve, 1989. The tragic and beautiful Mercy has devoted her life to protecting Star, especially from the...
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"A highly ambitious, engaging, and evocative novel and a hauntingly captivating read." -The Sunday Independent
What happens when a woman is haunted by the sins of her foremothers and the men who betrayed them?
Facing the birth of her child, and single motherhood, Jo Devereux has spent the last six months in Mucknamore, the Irish village she fled twenty years ago.
A trunk of letters and diaries left by her grandmother and great-aunt has revealed a...
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A break from your daily struggles is only a verse away... Poet Orna Ross knows the power of words. As an award-winning author and one of the 100 most influential people in publishing (The Bookseller), Ross's passion is the power of poetry and prose to change lives. Through the Irish-born and globally-traveled poet's centering and inspiring verse, the ordinary is transformed into the eternal, loneliness is reshaped into connection, and pain into understanding....
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Bright Star: 12 Poems to Inspire Book 2 An illustrated book of inspirational poems about grief, consolation, and carrying on. Since my mum died I make sure to take time for honouring her and this spoke to that feeling... in those moments of reading, it's like she's still here.." COZY CHAPTERS Night Light As It Rises is the second book in the Twelve Poems to Inspire series, a range of gift books for festivals like Valentine's and Mother's Day, and...
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A death in the present-a killing in the past.
After twenty years away, Jo Devereux flies home to Ireland for her mother's funeral - the mother she hasn't spoken to for more than two decades. Every minute there reminds her of all the reasons she left and she has no desire to reacquaint herself with her home village. Or, with Rory O'Donovan, her lost love.
Then, she reads her mother's will. Her inheritance is a chest full of letters and journals, written...
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An illustrated gift-book of poems for a person you love, even if that person is you. "Technically brilliant, emotionally beguiling and, at times, startling."-A View from Here The Light of Love is the third book in the Twelve Poems to Inspire Gift Book series, a range of gift-books for festivals like Mother's Day and Christmas, as well as milestones we all experience, including loss and new beginnings. The Light of Love celebrates Valentine's Day-and...
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A love forbidden by family. A feud spanning generations.
A woman still yearning for freedom.
Twenty years after she was, driven away from her family and the only man she ever truly loved, Jo Devereux has returned to the small Irish village where she grew up. And, this time, she wants answers.
What happened to her family during the Irish Civil War? Did her great-uncle's best friend really shoot him dead? And, what did this "war of the brothers" mean...
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If you're a fan of Maya Angelou, Mary Oliver, Rumi or Seamus Heaney, you'll find poems in this volume that will please you. This is the kind of inspirational poetry that celebrates life, love and the resilience of the creative spirit. While not shying away from adversity or suffering, it celebrates the dimension of life that goes beyond our cares and troubles, our thought and talk. Here you'll find poems about birth and rebirth, passion and perfection,...
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Do you think libraries don't buy books from self-published authors? Think again.
In a 2016 survey conducted by US-based library service New Shelves Books, 92 percent of librarians reported they regularly purchase from self-published authors and small presses.
Clearly, librarians are buying self-published books that fit their acquisitions guidelines.
And libraries are full of avid readers. This Quick and Easy Guide from the AskALLi team at the Alliance...
10) After The Rising
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A death in the present-a killing in the past. After twenty years away, Jo Devereux flies home to Ireland for her mother's funeral - the mother she hasn't spoken to for more than two decades. Every minute there reminds her of all the reasons she left and she has no desire to reacquaint herself with her home village. Or with Rory O'Donovan, her lost love. Then, she reads her mother's will. Her inheritance is a chest full of letters and journals, written...
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Encouraging people to publish and share reviews of your book is a key book-marketing task, and one on which other aspects of marketing rest.
Reviews provide the social proof that is the bedrock of attention from booksellers, bloggers, media, libraries and other influencers.
There are many ways to get your book reviewed and it can be challenging to know what's ethical and advisable, and what's worth your time and money.
This Quick and Easy Guide from...
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You've self-published a book and you'd like to see it in your local library or bookstore or the review pages of your favourite newspaper. You'd like to speak or read at a literary festival or event. You'd like to enter it for a book award or prize.
This Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) guide will tell you how to recognise opportunities, work with publishing partners and open doors, and keep them open, for your own benefit -- and that of all...
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Do you want to speak the language of the publishing industry and become a more informed indie author? We're here to help.
Getting books published is easier than ever, thanks to digital self-publishing, but learning so many unfamiliar concepts isn't easy, especially with so much jargon to sift through. It can feel like you need to learn a new language to understand the answers to your questions. The tools, terms and acronyms evolve constantly and even...
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It has never been easier to publish a book, but publishing a book is never easy. Creative Self-Publishing is a comprehensive guide to every step in the publishing process, written by the Director of the Alliance of Independent Authors, and drawing on the experience of thousands of members, from those who are just starting out to those who are staggeringly successful. The book takes an individual approach, beginning with you. Your ambitions, your passion,...
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It has never been easier to publish a book, but publishing a book is never easy.
Creative Self-Publishing is a comprehensive guide to every step in the publishing process, written by the director of the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi), and drawing on the experience of thousands of ALLi members.
The book's focus is how to apply your creativity to publishing, as much as to writing. It takes an individual approach, beginning with you-your passion,...