The Trouble With Secrets: The Kilteegan Bridge Story
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- Author：Jean Grainger
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Reviews
Jill
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I love this new series by Jean Grainger。 The characters felt so real to me！ Lena is a simple country girl who loves her family and her Irish community。 Along with her similar-aged brother， she finds herself largely responsible for her much younger twin sisters since their mentally-ill mother is often incapable of caring for them。 Her life is simple but becomes a bit more exciting when she meets Malachy。 They begin dating， and she is head over heels about her new beau。 However， things soon turn u I love this new series by Jean Grainger。 The characters felt so real to me！ Lena is a simple country girl who loves her family and her Irish community。 Along with her similar-aged brother， she finds herself largely responsible for her much younger twin sisters since their mentally-ill mother is often incapable of caring for them。 Her life is simple but becomes a bit more exciting when she meets Malachy。 They begin dating， and she is head over heels about her new beau。 However， things soon turn upside down， and she finds herself in trouble。 She is advised to keep her troubles a secret and by agreeing， she unknowingly joins a long line of family and friends who have kept secrets of their own。 And as they say， secrets have a way of finding themselves out。A wonderful storyteller， Ms。 Grainger has created a truly intriguing new series that I am very much looking forward to continue reading。 。。。more
Stanley McShane
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Read my full review on Rosepoint Publishing。This tells the story of Lena O’Sullivan and her family in the Irish countryside of Kilteegan Bridge and is one of the reasons I love the author’s books—the authentic atmosphere she brings to her storytelling。 It’s palpable。 It’s the late 50’s and Lena has discovered she’s in trouble。 Lena is luckier than most， however， having a loving father， Paudie， who takes good care of his wife who would probably now be diagnosed as bi-polar。 She tends to have man Read my full review on Rosepoint Publishing。This tells the story of Lena O’Sullivan and her family in the Irish countryside of Kilteegan Bridge and is one of the reasons I love the author’s books—the authentic atmosphere she brings to her storytelling。 It’s palpable。 It’s the late 50’s and Lena has discovered she’s in trouble。 Lena is luckier than most， however， having a loving father， Paudie， who takes good care of his wife who would probably now be diagnosed as bi-polar。 She tends to have manic episodes and when Paudie dies in a tragic accident， Lena is left with her fragile mother and siblings。 The baby’s daddy comes from a well-to-do family who has familial problems of their own。 Malachy Berger’s father carries a vendetta against the O’Sullivan’s and makes sure Malachy won’t be involved further with Lena。I loved most of the support characters， railed against the Berger father who made a despicable antagonist and loved the character of Doc， Lena’s godfather。 Eli made a great character， but almost too good to be true， and it was fun to watch Lena’s maturation process。 The trouble with secrets is that they are almost always revealed。 The journey through the process of creating a credible story is an interesting one—but one I fear hangs like a loose tooth。 And I have a feeling we haven’t truly gotten the whole story yet。 3。5 stars rounded up 。。。more
Christine Shannon
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Another cracking read from Jean…。do yourself a favour and read it
Lesley Harvey
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A complex story of family complexities， trust and deceit， love and betrayal。 As always satisfactorily drawn together in the end but not before some heartstopping moments。 Engaging characters and plot。 The first episode in a new saga and I look forward to further installments。
Brandi Reads
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A riveting， nail biting， page turning story of young love， finding yourself， perseverance， surrogate families and creating the life you want。 This story is inspiring and is an example of pushing through and persevering through trials and tribulations， in order to create the life you want for yourself。I am really excited for this new series by Jean Grainger！ I love her historical fiction series。I could not put this book down it was a page turner！ I read it all in one day！I was drawn into the char A riveting， nail biting， page turning story of young love， finding yourself， perseverance， surrogate families and creating the life you want。 This story is inspiring and is an example of pushing through and persevering through trials and tribulations， in order to create the life you want for yourself。I am really excited for this new series by Jean Grainger！ I love her historical fiction series。I could not put this book down it was a page turner！ I read it all in one day！I was drawn into the characters and the storyline。 I was invested in the story from rural Ireland all the way to post – war Cardiff。 I wanted to know what happened with Lena and Malachy。 And I was invested in Lena’s story。The ending was beautiful and leaves room for more stories to be told in the second book What Divides Us， which will release later this year。 。。。more
Cheryl
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This story truly is one of deception and revenge which in the 1950's small Irish town is unbelievable and so not even thought about。 People in this decade fell in love， married， had children and never moved from their hometown。 However， A few had babies and didn't marry the father or moved away and declared themselves a widow。 These alternate stories could work if the bio dad didn't find out。 See， secrets usually get out and ruin people's lives。This story reads like most of this author's works。。 This story truly is one of deception and revenge which in the 1950's small Irish town is unbelievable and so not even thought about。 People in this decade fell in love， married， had children and never moved from their hometown。 However， A few had babies and didn't marry the father or moved away and declared themselves a widow。 These alternate stories could work if the bio dad didn't find out。 See， secrets usually get out and ruin people's lives。This story reads like most of this author's works。。。 like real life。 I have enjoyed everyone of her books and this one was no exception。 。。。more
Kathy Johnson
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I received an ARC of Jean Grainger’s newest book。 What a treat！ I always learn something new about Ireland from her writings。 Her descriptions of the countryside make me want to return。 The Trouble With Secrets is set in a part of Ireland Jean knows well—County Cork。 I love the new characters。 Some of them will certainly return in the next book in the series。 Not all the secrets are revealed in Book 1。 Something to anticipate！ Jean introduces us to the working class O’Sullivan and the upper clas I received an ARC of Jean Grainger’s newest book。 What a treat！ I always learn something new about Ireland from her writings。 Her descriptions of the countryside make me want to return。 The Trouble With Secrets is set in a part of Ireland Jean knows well—County Cork。 I love the new characters。 Some of them will certainly return in the next book in the series。 Not all the secrets are revealed in Book 1。 Something to anticipate！ Jean introduces us to the working class O’Sullivan and the upper class Berger families and their inevitable entanglements。 While difficulties， when they arise， are often solved in ways too good to be true， this is fiction—and a fun read。 。。。more
Bernadette Cinkoske
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The Trouble With Secrets is a wonderfully engaging Irish saga from Jean Grainger。 Her books always grab my attention and refuse to let go。 She portrays her characters so vividly that I expect to look up and see them。 There are some terrible secrets in Kilteegan Bridge and they are going to follow Lena for some time。 I especially loved Lena's godfather， the wise doctor who took such good care of Lena after Lena's father died so young。 I do not want to spoil anything for a future reader so I will The Trouble With Secrets is a wonderfully engaging Irish saga from Jean Grainger。 Her books always grab my attention and refuse to let go。 She portrays her characters so vividly that I expect to look up and see them。 There are some terrible secrets in Kilteegan Bridge and they are going to follow Lena for some time。 I especially loved Lena's godfather， the wise doctor who took such good care of Lena after Lena's father died so young。 I do not want to spoil anything for a future reader so I will just say that even though this is a complete book， it is obvious that there will be another one in this series。 I am eagerly waiting for that。 。。。more
Judy Granit
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I love Jean Grainger's writing so much！ This is another wonderful book， with real， down to earth characters living real lives， that go straight into your heart， and as such， really hard to put down。 The book is completely absorbing emotionally and satisfying， everything leading up to 'they all lived happily ever after'。 Then comes the surprising epiloge。。。。 but that's a secret that will have to wait。。。。I'm totally hooked on your stories Jean， can't wait for the next one in the series:） I love Jean Grainger's writing so much！ This is another wonderful book， with real， down to earth characters living real lives， that go straight into your heart， and as such， really hard to put down。 The book is completely absorbing emotionally and satisfying， everything leading up to 'they all lived happily ever after'。 Then comes the surprising epiloge。。。。 but that's a secret that will have to wait。。。。I'm totally hooked on your stories Jean， can't wait for the next one in the series:） 。。。more
Susan
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One of Jean Grainger's best books。 Didn't want to put it down。 Loved the characters and the twists and turns。 One of Jean Grainger's best books。 Didn't want to put it down。 Loved the characters and the twists and turns。 。。。more
Anne Whiting
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The Trouble with Secrets！ Oh my， what a tearjerker， my heart ❤ was broken for Lena and I cried with her when she gave up her beautiful baby which she thought was for the best。 I thought that Eli loved her and was so happy when she married him and hope she has found her soul mate to care for and nurture her and nothing happens to spoil that。Obviously across the water， Malachy has not forgotten and I hope and pray he doesn't do anything to hurt Lena in the next book。 He seems far too nice to do t The Trouble with Secrets！ Oh my， what a tearjerker， my heart ❤ was broken for Lena and I cried with her when she gave up her beautiful baby which she thought was for the best。 I thought that Eli loved her and was so happy when she married him and hope she has found her soul mate to care for and nurture her and nothing happens to spoil that。Obviously across the water， Malachy has not forgotten and I hope and pray he doesn't do anything to hurt Lena in the next book。 He seems far too nice to do that but who knows in the world of cliffhanging novels？？Malachy's father and Philippe were so wicked， who would have thought they would have ended up in Kilteegan Bridge。 Of course they needed to be in a quiet backwater but Doc wasn't fooled。 Oh no！ I can't wait for book 2。 Thankyou for all the hard work and research that goes into your wonderful books 📚。 。。。more
Mrs G
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Another brilliant book from Jean Grainger。 A young Irish girl， Lena， gets involved with the son of a mysterious wheelchair bound French， as he tells everyone， war veteran。 He hates Lenas' family with a vengeance and poisons his son against her。 What no-one， except for his manservant， knows is that he was an elite German officer during the war。 The local doctor who is Lenas' godfather knows the truth and tries to protect Lena from making a huge mistake。 She can't turn to her mother who has mental Another brilliant book from Jean Grainger。 A young Irish girl， Lena， gets involved with the son of a mysterious wheelchair bound French， as he tells everyone， war veteran。 He hates Lenas' family with a vengeance and poisons his son against her。 What no-one， except for his manservant， knows is that he was an elite German officer during the war。 The local doctor who is Lenas' godfather knows the truth and tries to protect Lena from making a huge mistake。 She can't turn to her mother who has mental health issues or her father who has recently died。 Doc arranges for her to stay with his friends in London and here the story has a similar theme to The Star and The Shamrock， one of Jean's earlier books。 Finally Lena finds the happiness she deserves， after a long journey。 This is， hopefully， going to be another wonderful series。 。。。more
Jane
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The Trouble with Secrets by Jean Grainger is a story filled with deception， lies， revenge， mental illness， young romance and class distinctions in Ireland during the late 1950s。 Two families are forever intertwined like threads in a spiderweb in the aftermath of WWII。 The author has crafted a story guaranteed to capture a reader’s interest while providing an interesting history lesson for readers outside of her country。 I voluntarily reviewed an advance copy of this book。 Highly recommend。
Dan Rogers
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Well， the trouble with secrets is that they'll always get you into trouble。 What a great story from my favorite author。 Something very different from what she has written previously yet it is still as enjoyable as all of her other works。 Already looking forward to Book 2。 Well， the trouble with secrets is that they'll always get you into trouble。 What a great story from my favorite author。 Something very different from what she has written previously yet it is still as enjoyable as all of her other works。 Already looking forward to Book 2。 。。。more
Sandra
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Secrets？ Yes， there is not a family in this world that doesn't have secrets or skeletons in the closet， and the families in this story certainly had their share of them too。 I loved how this author， Jean Grainger， wove this story around so many unusual， unique， likeable and unlikeable characters; and while doing so， gave us aspects of a variety of different cultures， thoughts and opinions。This story will help you see how our world has become， and is becoming， a truly blended world of people from Secrets？ Yes， there is not a family in this world that doesn't have secrets or skeletons in the closet， and the families in this story certainly had their share of them too。 I loved how this author， Jean Grainger， wove this story around so many unusual， unique， likeable and unlikeable characters; and while doing so， gave us aspects of a variety of different cultures， thoughts and opinions。This story will help you see how our world has become， and is becoming， a truly blended world of people from every nature， every religion， every culture， and that we can all work together to become a good community， a caring environment - a better world for our children。 This story is an interesting， unique， intriguing story of history， community， love and yes， secrets and lies。 I received this ARC from the author to read and give my opinion， but my opinion is strictly my opinion， and I am blessed to be an early reader。 。。。more
Nancy L。
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I very much enjoyed this engaging story of Lena O’Sullivan and her family in 1950’s small-town Kilteegan Bridge， Ireland。 Author Jean Grainger is an automatic must-read for me and her stories do indeed remind me of those of the late Maeve Binchy， another favorite。 Lena’s father， Paudie， is a loving paternal figure and takes solicitous care of his wife， Maria， a delicate soul who is prone to episodes of serious depression and some form of mania， perhaps。 She is fragile and her mental state and po I very much enjoyed this engaging story of Lena O’Sullivan and her family in 1950’s small-town Kilteegan Bridge， Ireland。 Author Jean Grainger is an automatic must-read for me and her stories do indeed remind me of those of the late Maeve Binchy， another favorite。 Lena’s father， Paudie， is a loving paternal figure and takes solicitous care of his wife， Maria， a delicate soul who is prone to episodes of serious depression and some form of mania， perhaps。 She is fragile and her mental state and post-partum depression are incredibly well-portrayed。 She periodically must be sent away to St。 Catherine’s for a “rest，” a regular feature of the O’Sullivan family life。The passing of Paudie hits Maria， Lena and Lena’s siblings hard; Malachy Berger from the wealthy home Kilteegan House continues the close childhood relationship with Lena until a crisis intervenes。 What happens then changes the course of both Malachy’s and Lena’s lives and provides the impetus for the narrative。As always with Jean Grainger’s books， there are heartwarming characters—Eli and his family， Lena who matures beautifully emotionally， the wonderful “Doc，” Lena’s godfather， and so many others。 Her characterizations are marvelous。“The Trouble With Secrets” was an engrossing read， I couldn’t wait to read what happened next， and I thank the author for an advance copy。 。。。more
DonnaBeeSparkly
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Another exceptional historical fiction book from Jean Grainger， which I was so thankful to receive as an ARC。 I almost hate to call a book set in the 1950's historical fiction， mainly because at times I feel that I could fit better into this era instead of today's strange dystopian feeling。 Nevertheless， the characters are strong， and the settings are wonderful。 I actually googled Kilteegan Bridge in case it was a real location that I could visit one day。 It was a pleasure to meet Lena and her f Another exceptional historical fiction book from Jean Grainger， which I was so thankful to receive as an ARC。 I almost hate to call a book set in the 1950's historical fiction， mainly because at times I feel that I could fit better into this era instead of today's strange dystopian feeling。 Nevertheless， the characters are strong， and the settings are wonderful。 I actually googled Kilteegan Bridge in case it was a real location that I could visit one day。 It was a pleasure to meet Lena and her family， and to be able to take this journey with Lena。 A few tissues did not survive this book， and there was some tea and snacks needed for fortification， but I don't want to give away any plot points。 It is timeless to me to see that humanity seems fairly constant through the ages， and that we all long for family， connections， and love。 I can't wait for the next book， as I want to learn more about Lena and her family and where the journey of life will take them next。 。。。more
Natalie
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