The Irish Girl

Ireland. The early twentieth century. Two girls on the cusp of womanhood. A nation on the brink of war. Read their story '' and see why JOJO MOYES says that "Nobody does epic romance like Santa Montefiore." Born on the ninth day of the ninth month in the year 1900, Kitty Deverill grows up in Castle Deverill, on the sunning green ghills of West Cork, Ireland '' the same place her ancestors have always dwelled. She isn''t fully Irish, as the son of the local veterinarian likes to tease her; but this doesn''t stop Kitty and Jack O''Leary from falling in love... Bridie Doyle, daughter to Castle Deverill''s cook, cherishes her friendship with Kitty. Yet she can''t help dreaming of someday having wealth, having glamour, having... more. And when she discovers Kitty''s darkest secret, Bridie finds