Purcell, Deirdre

Marble gardens by Deirdre Purcell( Book )
19 editions published between 2002 and 2008 in English and Polish and held by 287 libraries worldwide
Sophie and Riba have known each other since childhood. Though very different people, the bond between them seems unbreakable. When Riba's daughter Zelda falls ill, the women find themselves at odds over her treatment. Will time run out for Zelda and the women's friendship?

Entertaining Ambrose by Deirdre Purcell( Book )
17 editions published between 2000 and 2003 in English and Polish and held by 273 libraries worldwide
May Lanigan has a lot on her mind, but tries to bare life's burdens lightly and always put other's needs before her own. It is only when her criminal husband suddenly leaves, giving orders not to be contacted, that she finally decides to fight.

Children of Eve by Deirdre Purcell( Book )
14 editions published between 2005 and 2008 in English and Polish and held by 269 libraries worldwide
Eve Moraghan broke one of the great taboos when she abandoned her children as toddlers. Now adults, Arabella Willow and Rowan have heard nothing of their mother since the day she walked out the door, headed no one knows where. Why she went, they just don't know. But now, it seems, they're about to find out. Their mother's been in an accident and she's sent word that she wants to see her children. The first reaction is to tell her to forget it. She gave up on them - why should they jump when she says so? And yet somehow they each find themselves on that plane, making the journey that will tell them what their past was all about - and open new doors into the future.

Sky by Deirdre Purcell( Book )
17 editions published between 1995 and 2000 in 3 languages and held by 266 libraries worldwide

Last summer in Arcadia by Deirdre Purcell( Book )
20 editions published between 2003 and 2009 in English and Polish and held by 262 libraries worldwide
The tension is palpable as Tess and Jerry Brennan sit in the drawing room of their wonderful house high above the sea, waiting for the police to arrive. Everything they have achieved is in freefall: their family lives, their friendships, their marriage. Tess is facing the consequences of her own actions; Jerry has been caught out in a misdemeanour, a transgression men have made since time began. Adding to Tess's agitation is the knowledge that her two best friends, Rita and Maddy, are facing parallel traumas in their own relationships. Life skated along for the three couples and their assorted offspring until last summer, when they all travelled to the south of France...

Love like hate adore by Deirdre Purcell( Book )
16 editions published between 1997 and 2001 in 3 languages and held by 257 libraries worldwide
Set in modern Dublin this is the story of Angela Devine raising her much younger brother since the death of their drug-addicted mother. Now 19, James has been accused of rape. Angela tries desperately to save him while worrying that she failed to raise him properly.

Falling for a dancer by Deirdre Purcell( Book )
21 editions published between 1993 and 1999 in 3 languages and held by 244 libraries worldwide
Seduced by the raffish charm of George Gallaher, yet bound by the restrictions of pre-war Ireland, Elizabeth Sullivan is forced to marry another man. Trapped with him in the remote landscape of the Béara peninsula, it is only a matter of time before her sexuality catapults her towards catastrophe, through which, paradoxically, her passion can at last run free.

Tell me your secret by Deirdre Purcell( Book )
14 editions published between 2006 and 2008 in English and Polish and held by 236 libraries worldwide
In 1944, 16-year-old Violet Shine fell in love. For Violet it was a pure, passionate love that would never die. But to her parents the affair was a shameful episode that must be concluded and concealed. In their austere world, the only solution was to imprison their beautiful young daughter in the tower room of their rambling cliff-top home, Whitecliff.Sixty years later, Claudine Armstrong is involved in the sale of the now derelict Whitecliff. Rumours have long surrounded the house and its former owners; rumours that Claudine has always dismissed as idle gossip. But one visit to the house is all it takes to draw her into Violet's story.At a turning point in her life, Claudine is unsure about her marriage, her career, her future direction. As her world becomes entwined with Violet's, it seems that the secret locked away all those years ago could be the very thing that sets Claudine free.

A place of stones by Deirdre Purcell( Book )
17 editions published between 1988 and 1998 in 5 languages and held by 236 libraries worldwide
An orphan, she grew up in a fisherman's family on Ireland's stormy coast. Molly O'Brien, beautiful actress, rose to command the attention of the world; but behind her glittering success lay a heartache she could not resolve: and a longing to return to uncover a family's tragic secret, buried forever in the island place of stones.

That childhood country by Deirdre Purcell( Book )
11 editions published between 1992 and 1996 in English and French and held by 236 libraries worldwide