Second Chance at the Belfast Guesthouse. Anne Doughty

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Название Second Chance at the Belfast Guesthouse
Автор произведения Anne Doughty
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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.

       Copyright

      An imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

      1 London Bridge Street

      London SE1 9GF

      First published as Come Rain, Come Shine in 2012

      This edition published in Great Britain by HQ, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 2019

      Copyright © Anne Doughty 2020

      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 © November 2019 ISBN: 9780008328832

       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’

       Also by Anne Doughty

       The Girl from Galloway

       The Belfast Girl on Galway Bay

       Last Summer in Ireland

       The Teacher at Donegal Bay

      For all those who have cherished

      hope for peace in Ireland

      ‘Do what you can, do it in love and be sure that it

      will be more than you ever imagined.’

      Deara, fifth century healer from Emain

      Contents

       Cover

       About the Author

       Also by Anne Doughty

       Title Page

       Copyright

       Praise

       Dedication

       Acknowledgements

       Seven

       Eight

       Nine

       Ten

       Eleven

       Twelve

       Thirteen

       Fourteen

       Fifteen

       Sixteen

       Seventeen

       Eighteen

       Nineteen

       Twenty

       Dear Reader...

       Keep Reading...

       About the Publisher

       One

       September 1960

      The moment the Belfast flight was announced, Clare Hamilton put down her coffee cup and picked up the large, beribboned box parked neatly under the table. She walked quickly across the departure lounge, a small, slim figure in an elegant moss