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Down by the Sandy Gardens


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'Gortagannive', the Sandy Gardens, is the name of the farm where Irene McInerney grew up, in the Parish of Kilmaley, in the west of Ireland in County Clare, during the 1960s and 70s. This memoir, Down by the Sandy Gardens, is the first of a three-part series. Set amidst nature at its best is a bold account of a painful past. Under the shadow of a fanatical mother who dominates the household, Irene grows up quickly. At fourteen she falls madly in love with a local man more than twice her age, causing a parish scandal. Forced apart, they reconnect when Irene is nineteen, but their love affair is thwarted by a jealous friend. Irene joins the corporate world, moving to the city, where she meets a man her mother would regard as an ideal husband. However, he has his own demons, and eventually the relationship has tragic consequences for Irene. Will she be able to recover and resume a normal life? In this memoir, Irene opens the door on the most painful and difficult episodes of her life, set against the fascinating background of the Irish culture of the day.
About the Author: Irene is often depicted as eccentric and different. Born and raised in Kilmaley, Clare, in the west of Ireland, Irene is much travelled. She lived in Papua New Guinea for several years before settling in the tropics, in Cairns, Australia, where the rainforest meets the sea. She is well known in Cairns socially and a member of many organisations and societies, pursuing her passions of writing, food, friends and women's rights. She is a long time active member of Zonta International, a leading global organisation of professionals, empowering women worldwide through service and advocacy. Now a retired business woman, writing Down by the Sandy Gardens has been a lifelong ambition. She has long carried a bulging bag of long-buried traumas and sins of the flesh. They were not always hers, but she paid the price anyway. This is the first part of what she hopes will be a three-volume memoir. Book two is already underway. She is also writing a historical novel on the life and times of Australian women during the 1940s: Making Ends Meet-One Way or Another.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781986454230
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 252
  • Spine Width: 13 mm
  • Weight: 390 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1986454231
  • Publisher Date: 11 Apr 2018
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: When Irish eyes aren't smiling
  • Width: 152 mm


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