Summer at the Garden Cafe (Finfarran 2): A feel-good story about the power of friendship and of books

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Finfarran Book 2 A heart-warming story about the healing power of books, love and friendship. A place where plans are formed and secrets are shared, the Garden Cafe is nestled at the heart of the town of Lissbeg, on Ireland's west coast. But Jazz - still reeling from the truth about her parents' marriage - has more on her mind than the gossip at the cafe. Increasingly isolated from her friends and family, she finds herself developing feelings for a man who is strictly off-limits ... Meanwhile Hanna, Lissbeg's librarian, is unaware of the turmoil in her daughter Jazz's life - until her ex-husband Malcolm makes an appearance. And she begins to wonder if the secrets she's carried for him might have done more harm than good. Then Hanna discovers a long-lost book buried in her garden. Could this help to turn Jazz's summer around, or is she too late?

Felicity Hayes-McCoy, author of the best-selling Finfarran series, was born in Dublin, Ireland. She studied literature at UCD before moving to England in the 1970s to train as an actress. Her work as a writer ranges from TV and radio drama and documentary, to screenplays, music theatre, memoir and children's books. Her Finfarran novels are widely read on both sides of the Atlantic, and in Australia, and have been translated into six languages. She and her husband, opera director Wilf Judd, live in the West Kerry Gaeltacht and in Bermondsey, London. She blogs about life in both places on her website www.felicityhayesmccoy.co.uk and you can follow her on Twitter @fhayesmccoy and on Facebook at Felicity Hayes-McCoy Author.

Praise for the Finfarran series - : 'Warm-hearted ... reminiscent of Maeve Binchy and Roisin Meaney - Irish Examiner A delicious feast of a novel - Cathy Kelly A summer read for fans of Maeve Binchy - Sunday Independent A charming and heart-warming story - Jenny Colgan Engaging ... sparkling and joyous - Sunday Times