• "Remember Me is an excellent first novel. Mary McCarthy can tell a story and breathe life in to her characters."
    - The Examiner.
  • "The whole subject of adoption is dealt with sensitively.
    An enjoyable read."

    U Magazine
  • "It's a sure fire winner."
    The Star
  • "Remember Me reveals the inherent hypocrisy of the Irish family but also its great capacity for love and support in the face of hardship."
    The Examiner
  • "This book keeps you turning the pages..."
    Patrol
  • "A natural communicator."
    The Star

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and-no-bird-sang-mary-mccarthy And No Bird Sang

Eleanor Ross, a successful career woman, newly widowed after a troubled marriage, decides to take a much-needed rest from her overburdened work schedule as a psychotherapist. She chooses the quiet, idyllic fishing village of Coill as her rural retreat. No previous experience – and she has had many – has prepared Eleanor for what she is about to encounter in this new world – a world of gossip, rumour, innuendo. The village of Coill is...
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remember-me-mary-mccarthy Remember Me – Women’s Fiction

Synopsis of Remember Me by Irish Author Mary McCarthy. This is a moving story about adoption. It is told from various points of view: the birth mother, the adopted child and the adoptive mother and father. The book struck a chord with many and was on the recommended reading list from the Adoption Agency of Ireland. It reached number 2 on the Irish Bestseller list in its year of publication. Sheila Crosby is haunted by...
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