Next of Kin - Hardcover

Bernadette MacLean

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1910508926 ISBN 13: 9781910508923

Publisher: Book Guild Publishing Ltd, 2016

Synopsis

Next of Kin begins with the funeral of one of the village's most valued members. Once the funeral is over, the village are desperate to know who will inherit Luke s fortune.

Bernadette takes a humorous look at the events leading up to this moment through the novel's flawed yet interesting characters. This humorous and well-written account of life in a small Irish village will keep readers entertained throughout.

Next of Kin offers a descriptive setting of rural Ireland informed by Bernadette's upbringing in County Longford. Complex and well written, its complex plot and range of inventive characters will be enjoyed by fans of Irish fiction.

About this title

About the Author

Bernadette Maclean left County Longford in Ireland in the sixties and came to London to study nursing. She worked in a large psychiatric hospital for over thirty-five years. After retiring from her nursing career, she started writing songs and poetry. Her prior work has been published by the likes of Irish World and The Longford Leader, (The Recession, Willie's Will, The Gathering and Fracking ). A number of her poems have also been read out during the Frankie Kilbride Radio Show.

Edition details

• Publisher: Book Guild Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1910508926
• ISBN 13: 9781910508923
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 104