Series: Matter of Class

SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH CAP AWARDS 2023 'A beautifully written historical novel with characters who linger long after the last page is turned.' - Hazel Gaynor, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Came Home Society said they shouldn't fall in love... It's 1828, and Ireland is in turmoil as Irish tenants protest against their upper-class English landlords....

A book that you can't stop reading because you want to see how it ends, and yet you never want it to end...Susie Murphy is becoming one of my favourite authors. — Ashley O'Melia, author and freelance writer They never thought they'd see each other again... Trapped in a loveless marriage far from home, Bridget does what she can to...

Susie Murphy...is an absolute HIT...This is another excellent installment to a beautiful series. - The Lit Bitch, book reviewer Their choices have shackled her dreams... It's 1836, and Bridget and Cormac have arrived, full of hope, to the city of Boston with their growing family. However, as they adjust to domestic life together for the first time, they face anti-Irish...

EDITORS' CHOICE, HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY 'This series keeps getting better... Once I started reading this book, it was so hard to stop... Such evocative writing.' - Elizabeth Bell, author of the Lazare Family Saga His past could destroy their future... Having escaped capture in London, Bridget and Cormac flee to Ireland with their daughter, Emily. Their homecoming is bittersweet as...

‘There's something that happens at the end of every Susie Murphy book that I read; I absolutely cannot wait for the next one.’ Kelsey Gietl, author of the War Across Waters duology They'll do anything to protect their children... Having taken matters into her own hands, a triumphant Emily is travelling towards a brighter future. The only thorn in her...

'I just love these characters...they truly feel like people I know.' Lisa Boyle, author of the Paddy Series An extraordinary bequest alters their fate... In the winter of 1846, Cormac and Bridget receive two letters that will change their lives forever. Lord Bewley has died and left Bewley Hall to Cormac, while potato blight has struck the Oakleigh Estate, driving...

The characters are so carefully and believably crafted and the pace of the storytelling in her writing never slows, making this latest novel in the series another fantastic page turner. Freedom may be within their grasp... As the devastation of the potato blight continues, Cormac and Bridget grapple with their dual roles at Bewley Hall in England and Oakleigh Manor...