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Ruby Flynn
- Author
- Nadine Dorries
- Narrator
- Jen Fitzgerald
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 26 November 2026
- Run Time
- 10 hours
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
In the worst winter in living memory, Ruby Flynn is rescued from the tiny cottage on the Atlantic coast where her family has perished. She is one of the storm orphans, taken in by nuns to be educated for a life in service. Now she must find her own way in the outside world.
The FitzDeane family have a thriving shipping business in Liverpool and they also own beautiful Ballyford Castle in Mayo. When Ruby is appointed as their nursery maid, a dangerous attraction to the young Lord FitzDeane begins to grow. Soon the tragedies and secrets that link her family to his will threaten to overwhelm them.
The darkest sins cast the longest shadows.
Critics Review
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A riveting tale packed full of history, love and deceit from the bestselling author of The Four Streets
OK! Magazine
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A dark, realistic, moving portrait of life back in the day
Kimberley Chambers
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Truly engaging to read... a stunning family saga from the bestselling author of The Four Streets Trilogy... This is the kind of story that you get completely wrapped up in'
Bookshelf Butterfly
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Details
- Author
- Nadine Dorries
- Narrator
- Jen Fitzgerald
- Duration
- 10 hours
- Release Date
- 26 November 2026
- ISBN
- 9781035925704
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Family saga / generational saga fiction
Synopsis
County Mayo, Ireland, 1947. In the worst winter in living memory, Ruby Flynn is rescued from the tiny cottage on the Atlantic coast where her family has perished. She is one of the storm orphans, taken in by nuns to be educated for a life in service. Now she must find her own way in the outside world. The FitzDeane family have a thriving shipping business in Liverpool and they also own beautiful Ballyford Castle in Mayo. When Ruby is appointed as their nursery maid, a dangerous attraction to the young Lord FitzDeane begins to grow. Soon the tragedies and secrets that link her family to his will threaten to overwhelm them. The darkest sins cast the longest shadows.
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