Imelda Hussey Book Review Sept 2007

Finding Ava by Kathy Rodgers

Ava Dimato has never felt quite comfortable in her privileged life among Boston’s élite. As the only daughter, her life is controlled by the protective men of the Dimato clan. But on her father s death, she discovers something that turns her world upside down: she is not who she thought she was. Her quest to find her true identity sends her hurtling from the arms of her married lover and her comfortable New England life into the murky past of Catholic Ireland and Boston’s seedy underbelly.

The truths she uncovers are difficult and disturbing; nothing is as it seems. But only in discovering where she came from can she truly come home.

Confessions of an Air Hostess by Marisa Mackle (www.)

Bestselling Irish writer Marisa Mackle comes to “Little Black Dress” with a hilarious, romantic and page-turning book about the air hostess to end all air hostesses…Poor Annie. Dumped by her boyfriend via text this morning while en route to the airport, she can think of better things to do than stand on a plane demonstrating emergency procedure and pointing out low-level lighting to hundreds of uninterested passengers. But what’s a cabin-crew gal to do when her love life hits turbulence? Annie bravely resolves to keep smiling through her fake tan – while there’s still a plane to catch, there’s still pastures new to discover. And one of these days she’s sure to really meet Mr Right. lsn’t she? A great love story and a fantastic, loveable heroine combine to make this a romantic novel that’s simply not to be missed. (WorldofBooks.com)