Popular Offaly author set to launch second book

Edenderry author Antoinette Tyrell is launching her second book in March. Entitled 'The Secrets Left Behind' it tells an intriguing tale and brings the reader on a journey of discovery. Here is a taster:

''Alice, Kate’s daughter, is faced with her grief for a mother who was forever distant. As the circumstances of Kate’s death, and her state of mind, are drawn into question, Alice struggles to understand the appalling truth about her mother’s past.

In New York, a death bed secret brings Faith Cranston to Ireland, where news of a shocking accident in a rural community leads her to a distressing discovery.

Nancy Canning has only seen Kate from afar. Ashamed of her past, an overwhelming fear of human relationships drives Nancy. As the news of Kate’s death spreads through the village, she is forced to overcome her fear of connection, and come to terms with the fact that the shame she feels may not be hers alone.

Over the course of a harsh winter, the women battle misogny and impediment as they struggle to reveal the secrets about Kate's past. But will they ever be able to make peace with the devastating truth they're about to uncover?

The book will be available on March 9 and is published by SpellBound Books. People can pre order from tomorrow Saturday February 19 2022.

This is Antoinette's second book. Her first 'Home to Cavendish' a histocal novel was a bestseller.

Antoinette is a former Communications Manager with Ervia. She studied at the National University of Ireland Maynooth. She is now living by the Mediterranean Sea in Villajoyosa in Spain.