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Before My Actual Heart Breaks

By: Tish Delaney
Narrated by: Saoirse-Monica Jackson
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I’m not yours and you’re not mine. That’s what I say to his dreaming face as I watch the shadows of his dark eyelashes dance by the light of a Tilley lamp. It’s not the first lie I’ve told myself.

When I was 16, I wanted to fly. I was going to take off like an angel from heaven and leave the muck and madness of Northern Ireland behind as I struck out across the west coast of Donegal, heading straight for America.

Nothing but the Land of Happy Ever After would do for me. It was him I blamed for clipping my wings. I fashioned a cage out of self-pity then and slipped it over my head like a boned corset to hold myself together and to lock him out.

But hate cannot bind two people to each other for 25 years, no matter how many dark skies have to be weathered. Only love can do that.

It’s the first truth I’ve told myself.

©2020 Tish Delaney (P)2020 Penguin Audio Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Funny Heartfelt Inspiring Witty Tear-jerking Thought-Provoking

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Loved every word of this book. Laughed and cried my way through it! Highly recommend

Irish storytelling at its best

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How broken she was from her dreadful Mother. Marked for life. At times it was hard to understand why they couldn’t communicate, it was excruciating to listen at times. A great story. I’ll be looking for more by this author.

Heartbreaking

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Funny,sad, heartbreaking story with powerful descriptions of living through the troubles.
Great narrator who brought the words to life.
Enjoyed it so much will most probably listen to it again!

beautiful book

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The narration was outstanding, the story of Mary had me gripped. The insight into the troubles in Northman Ireland. The way women were treated. I was hooked and it made me laugh, cry, frustration and made me feel grateful I did not live on a farm with no electricity. A must read.

Brilliant narration and characters. A must read.

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Enjoyed it especially the accent which helps drift into the story😊
Very true to the times written about.

Worth a listen

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