The Belfast Girl at O’Dara Cottage. Anne Doughty

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Название The Belfast Girl at O’Dara Cottage
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      ANNE DOUGHTY is the author of A Few Late Roses, which was nominated for the longlist of the Irish Times Literature Prizes. Born in Armagh, she was educated at Armagh Girls’ High School and Queen’s University, Belfast. She has since lived in Belfast with her husband.

       Also by Anne Doughty

       The Girl From Galloway

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       Copyright

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      An imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

      1 London Bridge Street

      London SE1 9GF

      First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2019

      Copyright © Anne Doughty 2019

      Anne Doughty asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

      All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins.

      Ebook Edition © May 2019 ISBN: 9780008328801

       Praise for Anne Doughty

      ‘This book was immensely readable, I just couldn’t put it down’

      ‘An adventure story which lifts the spirit’

      ‘I have read all of Anne’s books – I have thoroughly enjoyed each and every one of them’

      ‘Anne is a true wordsmith and manages to both excite the reader whilst transporting them to another time and another world entirely’

      ‘A true Irish classic’

      ‘Anne’s writing makes you care about each character, even the minor ones’

       For Peter

      Contents

       Cover

       About the Author

       Also by Anne Doughty

       Title Page

       Copyright

       Praise

       Dedication

       Chapter 6

       Chapter 7

       Chapter 8

       Chapter 9

       Chapter 10

       Chapter 11

       Chapter 12

       Chapter 13

       Chapter 14

       Chapter 15

       Chapter 16

       Chapter 17

       Chapter 18

       Chapter 19

       Chapter 20

       Chapter 21

       Chapter 22

       Chapter 23

       Chapter 24

       Chapter 25

       Chapter 26

       Dear Reader

       Chapter One

       Chapter Two

       About the Publisher

       Chapter 1

      SEPTEMBER 1960

      As the ten o’clock bus to Lisdoonvarna throbbed its way northwards, my spirits rose so sharply I found it almost impossible to sit still. Brilliant light spilled across the rich green fields, whitewashed cottages