Dublin, Ireland 1915
Eighteen-year-old May Gallagher is beautiful but restless, and longs for the freedom to live her own life, to decide her own destiny. Mollycoddled as the only remaining child of middle-class parents in the suburbs, she sneaks out to the theatre when she can. She is mesmerised by the captivating actor Peter Cullen, and wishes she could enjoy a more bohemian life.
The Great War is taking all the boys away, and the promise that it will all be over by Christmas is ringing more hollow with each passing month.
Her parents would be appalled if they knew she’d befriended the enigmatic Peter, who was from the wrong side of the city, but there is something about him that intrigues May.
When catastrophe strikes Peter, it’s to May that he turns, and in that moment she knows her life will never be the same again.
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Jean Grainger is a USA Today bestselling author who writes historical and contemporary Irish fiction, including The Star and the Shamrock, What Once Was True, and The Tour. She lives in Cork, Ireland.
Gary Furlong grew up in Wexford, Ireland. Throughout his life he has worn many hats working as a teacher, puppeteer, improv artist, actor, and singer. He can perform in general British, general American, and an Irish accent to a native level and can speak Japanese fluently. He now works full time as an audiobook narrator and voice actor from his home in Ireland.
Siobhan Waring is a British audiobook narrator and voiceover artist with a warm voice that is described as soothing, inquisitive, and wry. She tells stories in all genres with character voices and accents for fiction and nonfiction.