Claire Allan’s New Book – The First Time I Said Goodbye
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[/amazon_link]Yesterday Claire Allan revealed the cover and synopsis to her new book ‘The First Time I Said Goodbye’ and by the sounds of it, it is going to be a tearjerker.
The story of ‘The First Time I Said Goodbye’ is –
Would you hold on tighter if you knew you were saying goodbye forever?
In 1959, factory girl Stella Hegarty finds herself falling unexpectedly for the charms of a handsome US marine based in Derry. Caught up in a whirlwind of romance which rivals the great love stories in the movies she so loves, Stella finds herself planning a new life in America with her beloved Ray.
But when tragedy steps in, both their lives are thrown into turmoil and they come to realise they may have said their first, and last goodbye.
In 2010, Annabel Jackson, reeling from the loss of her beloved father, agrees to accompany her mother Stella back to Ireland to meet her family for the first time.
As the pair arrive in Derry – they both start to realise that some times you have to say goodbye to what you thought you always wanted in order to find what you have needed all along.
I have enjoyed Claire’s books over the last couple of years. As a local writer I enjoy her stories of love and conflict with the injection of Northern Ireland humour, her books are real page turners and with a particularly beautiful and striking cover, I think ‘The First Time I Said Goodbye’ sounds like a lovely story.
You can pre-order [amazon_link id=”1842235591″ target=”_blank” ]The First Time I Said Goodbye from Amazon[/amazon_link]and is available to buy from good bookshops from 28th August 2013.
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