‘A timeless love story, beautifully told across eighty years and two continents’ HAZEL GAYNOR
A FATEFUL ENCOUNTER WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING SHE THOUGHT SHE KNEW

Ireland, 1939. Eliza walks alone on Ballymastocker Bay. She has lost her world – her family, her home and her fiancé Davey. Then a chance encounter changes everything.

Bermuda, 2022. Escaping to her aunts’ house in Horseshoe Bay, newly engaged Saoirse tries to ignore her growing unease about her future. When she learns of a connection to Eliza from years before, she begins to piece together her story.

Decades apart, both women are faced with an impossible choice. And are forced to ask if you can ever truly let go of the past . . .

Praise for The Girl from Donegal:
‘I LOVED The Girl from Donegal. The storylines are so captivating and the sense of the secret that travels around the world is magical . . . unputdownable’ CATHY KELLY

‘A terrific read with fabulous historical detail and great characters. Thoroughly engrossing’ SHEILA O’FLANAGAN

‘[The] characters are unforgettable and drawn with real heart – you’re rooting for them from the get-go and with them all the way’ CATHERINE RYAN HOWARD

‘A beautifully told international saga encompassing war and tragedy, life-changing decisions and love in its many facets’ ROISIN MEANEY

‘An atmospheric story, sweeping across 80 years, of two women who get a second bite at the cherry’ SUNDAY INDEPENDENT

Readers love this unforgettable story:
‘Someday Carmel will write a book that won’t break my heart, today was not that day’

‘Beautiful descriptions of amazing places and incredible characters. I cried with sadness and joy in equal measures’

‘A proper page-turner . . . a captivating blend of secrets, romance and emotion’

‘The Girl from Donegal is outstanding! It blew me away’

‘Simply stunning from beginning to end’

Author Biography

Carmel Harrington is the internationally bestselling author of thirteen novels. Her last novel, The Lighthouse Secret, was an instant Irish Times bestseller. Carmel’s debut novel was a winner of multiple awards, and several of her books have been shortlisted for an Irish Book Award. She is a regular on Irish TV screens and radio and has been a guest speaker at literary events in Ireland, UK and USA. She was also the Chair of Wexford Literary Festival for three years.

Carmel is from Co. Wexford, where she lives with her husband, children and rescue dog, George Bailey.