Review – The Irish Wanders: Rose Hawthorne by Shannon O’Gorman #mystery #romance
Synopsis
Rose Hawthorne: The Irish Wanders follows Rose, a celebrity author in her early seventies, who dislikes the limelight but does like Hermes scarfs, round violet sunglasses, and old colonial hotels. One day, she receives a letter asking her to visit Newgrange, Ireland, and discover something that has been hidden there for a thousand years.
She asks her granddaughter Samantha to accompany her, but she hadn’t expected her to continually post photos of their progress on her Instagram account. An encounter with an old love and an unexpected discovery leads Rose deeper into the past, where she finds she must make a hard decision about her future.
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Review
This is the first book I have read by this author and in this series, but let me tell you that I was enchanted by this story and had a hard time putting the book down. I love a good mystery, and this book filled that desire and so much more.
Rose is in her 70s and an accomplished writer. Her daughter and granddaughter help her with social media and other administrative tasks so she can write. When Rose receives a cryptic email asking her to check a location in Ireland, she takes off with her granddaughter Sam. These two are in for the experience of their lives.
This book is a mystery, adventure, some romance, and magical all rolled into one. There are some aspects of the first book that are brought forward to this book, but nothing that really impacts the crux of this story. I really enjoyed the historical aspect and the experience that they have trying to discover the truth about certain artifacts. This brings in a character from Rose’s past, and sparks fly between these two.
Based on the descriptions of the scenery and the towns in Ireland, I felt like I was there with them on a discovery of the past.
This is a fantastic book, and we give it 5 paws up.
About the Author
Shannon O’Gorman is a retired ESL teacher who has recently completed her second walk on the Camino de Santiago. She is currently training her dog to accompany her on a Camino one day. She lives in California with her husband and daughter when the university is not in session.
