Growing Wild In The Shade
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- Author：Jean Grainger
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Summary
If you want to disappear， start again， make a new life， a small Irish village is probably not the wisest place to go， since anonymity is not something we do well here。
The arrival of someone new is always a cause for twitching curtains and whispered conversations。
But here， like everywhere， people have their secrets， and as the local sergeant I’m expected to have my eyes peeled for anything unusual。
And I do。
Usually。
Until I don’t， and the consequences are potentially fatal。
The arrival of someone new is always a cause for twitching curtains and whispered conversations。
But here， like everywhere， people have their secrets， and as the local sergeant I’m expected to have my eyes peeled for anything unusual。
And I do。
Usually。
Until I don’t， and the consequences are potentially fatal。
Reviews
Stanley McShane
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Read my full review on Rosepoint Publishing。Once past St。 Patrick’s Day， if you need an “Irish fix” there is none better than picking up a Jean Grainger book。 The author has that understated ability for placing you in the center of the Irish village set in the book you are reading—in this instance—Ballycarrick， Ireland。 This is fully character-driven， a book filled with life， the every day and the extraordinary。 The MC is Mags Munroe， a newly promoted Sargeant in the local Garda。 She is married Read my full review on Rosepoint Publishing。Once past St。 Patrick’s Day， if you need an “Irish fix” there is none better than picking up a Jean Grainger book。 The author has that understated ability for placing you in the center of the Irish village set in the book you are reading—in this instance—Ballycarrick， Ireland。 This is fully character-driven， a book filled with life， the every day and the extraordinary。 The MC is Mags Munroe， a newly promoted Sargeant in the local Garda。 She is married to Kieran， an independent roofer。 Also prominent is Mags mother and Delia， newly minted Garda and also a Traveller， which is the main focus of this narrative。As always， however， there are several under-plot threads， one being her mother’s new love life and Mags own grapple with menopause。 The little town of Ballycarrick is torn right down the middle regarding moving the Travellers from an area for which they’ve long been occupants without benefit of ownership。 There are those who would move them to the area of another family of Travellers who are not so carefully or cleanly law-abiding。 Some good arguments here that sound as if they’d be the same for many of similar situations around the globe。It is the everyday minutia though that the author manages to coach to life， the little struggles， triumphs and solutions。 It is life in every village， every city—human life with bits of candor and clarity--and always， that iconic Irish sense of humor。 4。5 starsI received an advance copy of this book from the author that in no way influenced this review。 These are my unbiased thoughts。 。。。more
Bernadette Cinkoske
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Growing Wild in the Shade is another well written， entrancing book about Mags Monroe。 I love both these books。 I think Mags and I would be friends。 She continues to fight for the Travellers rights as she patrols her village and recovers from an injury sustained in book one。 I could not put the book down and devoured it in a single day。
ALISON A O BRIEN
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Another great book！I loved the characters and the story was truly heartwarming。 It kept me interested and engaged to the very end。 I can’t wait for the third one！
Sally
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Jean Granger has done it again！ I loved this story。 She brings to the story so many current issues and how small Irish communities deal with them。 Her character development is amazing。 You feel like you are right there riding in the car with her or sitting side by side in the pub or cafe。 You're rooting for her as she roots for others。 Keep on writing Jean。 You have a special gift of telling a story and keeping with the times。Thank you so much。 Jean Granger has done it again！ I loved this story。 She brings to the story so many current issues and how small Irish communities deal with them。 Her character development is amazing。 You feel like you are right there riding in the car with her or sitting side by side in the pub or cafe。 You're rooting for her as she roots for others。 Keep on writing Jean。 You have a special gift of telling a story and keeping with the times。Thank you so much。 。。。more
Anne Whiting
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Another great page turner。 Jean draws you in and you just can't put the book down。 She is an expert storyteller。Mags Munroe is one hell of a woman， not only dealing with all the issues that her Poluce Sergeant job throws at her but also being100% actively involved with the local community。The traveller folk who are also part of the local community are very dear to her and Mags will do her best to try and help with any unjust treatment they receive。 I like a happy ending and Mags even gets to hav Another great page turner。 Jean draws you in and you just can't put the book down。 She is an expert storyteller。Mags Munroe is one hell of a woman， not only dealing with all the issues that her Poluce Sergeant job throws at her but also being100% actively involved with the local community。The traveller folk who are also part of the local community are very dear to her and Mags will do her best to try and help with any unjust treatment they receive。 I like a happy ending and Mags even gets to have a holiday which she thoroughly deserves。I am also sorry when the book comes to the end and can only look forward to Jean's next one and whatever it is， will always be thoroughly researched and have plenty of accurate historical interest in it。 。。。more
Robin
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Sit back and enjoy an easy comfortable read as you step into Ballycarrick， a small village of caring people in Ireland that we’d all like to be a part of！ Jean’s knack for creating believable， mostly likeable， characters continues。 Growing Wild in the Shade is a continuation of The Existential Worries of Mags Munroe where we first met Mags Munroe in Ballycarrick。 In Growing Wild there is the addition of a few new characters as Mags continues to watch over Ballycarrick， now in her role as Sargean Sit back and enjoy an easy comfortable read as you step into Ballycarrick， a small village of caring people in Ireland that we’d all like to be a part of！ Jean’s knack for creating believable， mostly likeable， characters continues。 Growing Wild in the Shade is a continuation of The Existential Worries of Mags Munroe where we first met Mags Munroe in Ballycarrick。 In Growing Wild there is the addition of a few new characters as Mags continues to watch over Ballycarrick， now in her role as Sargeant， while her husband， Kieran， worries that she’s going to be harmed again in the line of duty。 As in several of Jean’s books the Travellers are an important part of the story， especially when a conflict develops between them and several of the “settled’。 In many ways it appears that progress has been made in the views and opinions the town holds about the Travellers， but some town members find it difficult to change their thinking and look at the Travellers as much less than their equals。 Mags even admits to finding it hard to change some of her old views about them， although she is friendly with， and accepted， by many in the Travellers community。 Delia and Natasha， both Travellers， now work for the Irish Gardai in Mags’ station。 On a happier note a good part of the story focuses on Mags’ mother Marie as she decides to move on with her life and give love another try！ You’ll also love how the town welcomes and cares for Martha and her autistic son。 。。。more
KAREN KRAEGER
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Jean Grainger brings us another delightful tale of Mags Munroe！ Although this isn’t the historical fiction many Grainger fans have come to expect， they will love hearing Mag’s take on the modern world。 Grainger has created a lovable everywoman to share her story with us。 This is the second Mags book， but you can definitely jump right in with no worry about the backstory。 Grainger does a fantastic job of weaving in the details so the reader is never lost。 This is an engaging story from the start Jean Grainger brings us another delightful tale of Mags Munroe！ Although this isn’t the historical fiction many Grainger fans have come to expect， they will love hearing Mag’s take on the modern world。 Grainger has created a lovable everywoman to share her story with us。 This is the second Mags book， but you can definitely jump right in with no worry about the backstory。 Grainger does a fantastic job of weaving in the details so the reader is never lost。 This is an engaging story from the start with wonderful characters， some new friends show up too！ Before long， there’s a mystery for Mags to solve。 It keeps us turning pages until the end。 There’s a bit more romance in this， and Grainger keeps it sweet and simple。 Readers looking for stories of modern Ireland will love this book！ I hope there will be another Mags story because this was marvelous！ 。。。more
Judy Granit
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Mags is a policewoman， in a little Irish town。 On one hand， she has a challenging and quite exciting career。 On the other hand， she's no superhero， just a real middle aged， good hearted wife， mother and daughter trying to do her best to juggle all her responsibilities and do the best she can。 The author lets us share Mags's inner conversations。 It's so easy to identify with her and maybe realise that some of own 'inner madness' is not so crazy and just part of being a woman。 Thank you for anothe Mags is a policewoman， in a little Irish town。 On one hand， she has a challenging and quite exciting career。 On the other hand， she's no superhero， just a real middle aged， good hearted wife， mother and daughter trying to do her best to juggle all her responsibilities and do the best she can。 The author lets us share Mags's inner conversations。 It's so easy to identify with her and maybe realise that some of own 'inner madness' is not so crazy and just part of being a woman。 Thank you for another lovely book Jean！ 。。。more
Nancy Waits
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When I finished the first Mags Monroe book， I was so sad not to know what happens next。 Thank you， Jean Grainger， for writing another one。 This book has it all—the wonderful Irish people of Ballycarrick， our favorite cop， ethnic prejudice， LGBTQ acceptance and it bit of pot growing just to round it out。 But if you haven’t read the first one， do that。
Martha L。 Holland
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I enjoyed this book about Mags， her family， her job， and the Travellers more than the first book。 Mags does a great job of keeping her true feelings hidden so that she presents a non-biased opinion in her job。 I was so proud that the town stood with the Travellers。 Jean does a great job in her books。 You feel like the characters are your friends。 I have read all of Jean’s books and would highly recommend all of them。
Amira Abdellatif
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I love Jean's books， and this is another vintage Jean。 Real characters who slip and slide， moral dilemmas that are interesting， and resolutions that satisfy the soul。 They might be the people next door - in Ireland。 I love Jean's books， and this is another vintage Jean。 Real characters who slip and slide， moral dilemmas that are interesting， and resolutions that satisfy the soul。 They might be the people next door - in Ireland。 。。。more
Robert Woods
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Another great story。 A real slice of life with believable characters and situations that will keep you reading。 jean is a writer who never disappoints。 The characters， the settings and the situations and events are always entertaining。 This is a great sit back and enjoy read。Bob WoodsOttawa， Ontario， Canada
Jane
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Growing Wild in the Shade is Jean Granger’s second book about Irish Garda， Mags Munroe and life in the small village of Ballycarrick。 The author continues to spotlight prejudices not totally confined to Ireland。 The plight of folks who are different， in this case the Travelers at the hands of the greedy， family expectations and disapproval， fear of change and gossiping busybodies all get profiled in this “no holds barred” commentary on current culture…along with the normal issues of a working wo Growing Wild in the Shade is Jean Granger’s second book about Irish Garda， Mags Munroe and life in the small village of Ballycarrick。 The author continues to spotlight prejudices not totally confined to Ireland。 The plight of folks who are different， in this case the Travelers at the hands of the greedy， family expectations and disapproval， fear of change and gossiping busybodies all get profiled in this “no holds barred” commentary on current culture…along with the normal issues of a working woman who must juggle job and family。 I voluntarily reviewed an advance copy of this book。 Highly recommend。 。。。more
Brandi Reads
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Review coming on release day！
Nancy L。
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This was a wonderful read， full of heart， sympathetic characterizations， and vivid portrayal of the lives， loves and trials of life in small-town Ireland。 In my view， this second installment of the Mags Munroe series is far superior to the first and establishes Jean Grainger not only as my new favorite author， but a worthy successor to the late Maeve Binchy， whose books I loved。 Again， Gardia officer Mags is grappling with issues stemming from the Travellers， two groups residing in caravans on c This was a wonderful read， full of heart， sympathetic characterizations， and vivid portrayal of the lives， loves and trials of life in small-town Ireland。 In my view， this second installment of the Mags Munroe series is far superior to the first and establishes Jean Grainger not only as my new favorite author， but a worthy successor to the late Maeve Binchy， whose books I loved。 Again， Gardia officer Mags is grappling with issues stemming from the Travellers， two groups residing in caravans on council-designated “halting grounds” where they live。 In this book， St。 Colms’ elite school eyes a Traveller halting site for a school pool and wishes to move a large Traveller family elsewhere。 The new characters introduced， Martha， her Downs’ syndrome son Phillip， are beautifully-portrayed， as is Phillip’s growing friendship with the Travellers。 There is romance for Mags’ mother Marie， realistic child-challenges from Mags’ daughters Katie and Ellie， and assorted other adventures and events。Lovely book， 5 stars， and I will be reading any future installments。 I received an advance copy from the author。 。。。more
Dan Rogers
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Growing Wild in the Shade is the second installment in Jean Grainger's Mags Munroe series。 Mags Munroe's stories as sort like a warm blanket on a cold wintry day， or that comfort food that just hits the spot when you need it most。 I was so enthralled with the entire book that I just couldn't put it down。 I read it in four days。 With 29 books to her credit， Jean Grainger is definitely an author whose work should be read by everyone。 I look forward with anticipation each time she releases a new bo Growing Wild in the Shade is the second installment in Jean Grainger's Mags Munroe series。 Mags Munroe's stories as sort like a warm blanket on a cold wintry day， or that comfort food that just hits the spot when you need it most。 I was so enthralled with the entire book that I just couldn't put it down。 I read it in four days。 With 29 books to her credit， Jean Grainger is definitely an author whose work should be read by everyone。 I look forward with anticipation each time she releases a new book because I know I'll be with friends as the story unfolds。 。。。more
Sandra
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Lots of Irish humour！ A quick， easy fun read with tidbits from various cultures and personalities。 One can't help but love Mags Monroe and her delightful husband， along with their very 'normal' teenager and her younger sister。 I loved how the story brought Mags' mother and her sweet romance or romances into our lives， and look forward to hearing more about how that all works out。A great story with some fun， some mystery and some surprises， and lots of reason to smile and feel good。I received an Lots of Irish humour！ A quick， easy fun read with tidbits from various cultures and personalities。 One can't help but love Mags Monroe and her delightful husband， along with their very 'normal' teenager and her younger sister。 I loved how the story brought Mags' mother and her sweet romance or romances into our lives， and look forward to hearing more about how that all works out。A great story with some fun， some mystery and some surprises， and lots of reason to smile and feel good。I received an ARC copy of this book， and greatly enjoyed reading and reviewing it。 。。。more
DonnaBeeSparkly
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It's a bit daunting for me to write a review of a book I've really enjoyed - I can't compare to the author's skill of writing， and I don't want to give away too much and spoil the book for a reader。 I was delighted to be back in Ballycarrick， and of course to find out more about Mags and her family。 I appreciate the contemporary setting and topical subjects。 While I certainly enjoy the light hearted humour throughout the book， I also enjoy the thoughtful commentary on subjects like village polit It's a bit daunting for me to write a review of a book I've really enjoyed - I can't compare to the author's skill of writing， and I don't want to give away too much and spoil the book for a reader。 I was delighted to be back in Ballycarrick， and of course to find out more about Mags and her family。 I appreciate the contemporary setting and topical subjects。 While I certainly enjoy the light hearted humour throughout the book， I also enjoy the thoughtful commentary on subjects like village politics and cultural sensitivity without being preachy。 Jean Grainger's books are always character driven and well paced; the challenge for me is trying to balance savouring the book and wanting to race ahead to see what's going to happen next。 There's a bit of mystery， and loads of fun and caring and a bit of romance as well。 An all around great read， and a book that can lift your spirits is always to be treasured。 。。。more
Cheryl
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