in this post: Once Upon an Irish Summer
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Keep reading & learn more about Once Upon an Irish Summer by Wendy Wilson Spooner!
ONCE UPON AN IRISH SUMMER
GENRE: Inspirational Teen/YA Dual Timeline Fiction
PUBLISHER: Ambassador International
RELEASE DATE: April 3, 2020
Two teenagers, two centuries, one city.
1817 Ireland – Allen Hamilton crosses the Atlantic alone to find a way to save his family from imminent financial and social ruin before it’s too late. Instead he is met with prejudice, sickness, and starvation.
2018 Fort Wayne, Indiana – A gifted young artist struggles with debilitating grief after a sudden death in her family. When she unearths Allen Hamilton’s noble rise from rags to riches in Antebellum America, their shared connection inspires her own healing and renewed inspiration.
Based on a 200-year-old letter collection, Once Upon an Irish Summer brings to life and weaves together this true story of romance, mystery, and hope.
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Wendy Wilson Spooner became a novelist after writing academically and for family history clients. With a graduate degree in genealogy and documentary sciences, Wendy’s additional job is finding family for adoptees and those with unknown parentage. Wendy is a member of the Jerry Jenkins Writers Guild, Romance Writers of America, the Association of Professional Genealogists, and the International Society of Genetic Genealogy. When not writing, Wendy currently serves as Vice Chair for Daughters of the American Revolution, American Heritage, over Art and Sculpture, and as Chairman of the advisory board for Century Vital Records based in Bengaluru, India.
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What about you? What interests you most about Once Upon an Irish Summer?
Love split time novels, and the fact one character is from Ireland? I totally want to read this one now.
me too!
I’m interested in learning about Allen in 1817 and the young gal in 2018, in Ft. Wayne, IN (which I have been through!) And, what is in those old letters!?
right?? I need to read it! lol
This sounds fascinating! Both the “back-in-time” story and the modern day story are intriguing! I’m not usually interested in YA books, but I’ll be looking for this one in April!
right? me too!
The link between the past and the present interests me.
yes!
I like the mystery / intrigue of the 200 year old letters and how they will help the grieving young artist have hope again.
me too, Bernice!
Split-time novels are one of my favorite genres!
mine too!
time period
I’m not a big fan of time split novels, but I always appreciate when the modern day characters are able to learn from those in history.
This sounds like a wonderful book! I love the cover and I like that it takes place during two different era’s.
i love that cover too!
I love the time period. It sounds really great
I love anything about the Irish and Ireland.
Marilyn
I like books that are set in another country and Ireland has beautiful scenery.
me too!
The book’s title caught my attention right away. I’m enamored with all things Irish, all things of Ireland… You know how some people talk about having a “spirit animal”? I often think of Ireland as being my “spirit country” of sorts.