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The Velvet Ribbon

Tarabeg Series, Book 3

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The Velvet Ribbon

By: Nadine Dorries
Narrated by: Avena Wallace
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Mary Kate Malone has escaped from Ireland to seek her fortune in Liverpool, but from the beginning, things go wrong, and now she is living a secret life in the shadows, with tragedy looming.

Mary Kate Malone has come to Liverpool from Ireland to seek her fortune, but from the very beginning things have gone wrong. Now she is living secretly with her great love, Dr Nicholas Marcus, while his wife, Lavinia, mother of his two sons, plots her revenge on the girl she believes has destroyed her marriage. When disaster strikes, Mary Kate's first instinct is to flee to her family in Ireland. But back in Tarabeg, a charismatic American stranger has set the village by the ears, and it isn't the place Mary Kate remembers any more.

To add to her problems, Dr Gaskell and Matron from St Angelus Hospital have come to Tarabeg to recruit nurses, and Mary Kate's Liverpool life comes back to haunt her with a vengeance.

©2019 Nadine Dorries (P)2020 Head of Zeus 20th Century Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Romance Women's Fiction World Literature Revenge Marriage

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Critic reviews

“As heart-warming as it is heartbreaking, this novel is unputdownable.” (Sunday Express)

“Angela's Ashes with a scouse accent.” (Irish Times)

“A funny and sometimes shocking saga. I couldn't put it down.” (Cristina Odone)
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I wish there would be another one to carry on the story. I really enjoyed it.

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Really enjoyed the Tarabeg series and really wish they'd go on forever. A great writer.

A great read.

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I really enjoyed this. It would have been even better if the narrator had not almost constantly had a sense of urgency.

Great Story

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Out of all these books this one gripped me listening to it over 2 day .

Awwww

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Loved it from start to finish. I devoured it in a couple of days. A delight.

Fabulous ❤️

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