I had the honour this month of being guest editor for Aria Fiction’s newsletter, The Note (and if you’d like to sign up for future issues, you’ll find the link on their home page) – and, if you read it, you’ll know (and that’s if you didn’t know already!) how much I love Faith Hogan’s wonderful books. And I’m delighted today to help share the cover reveal for her next book, The Guest House by the Sea – and it’s totally gorgeous, designed by Leah Candace Jacobs-Gordon. Described as “an uplifting story about love, friendship and the healing power of the Irish sea air”, it’ll be published by Aria as an e-book and in hardcover on 8th June, available now for preorder (and I can’t wait!).
Let’s take a closer look…
People come to the guest house for fresh air and views across the Atlantic. But if they’re lucky, they might just leave with the second chance they didn’t know they needed…
Esme has run the guest house for as long as anyone in Ballycove can remember. But in her declining years, her sight is failing, and when she has a fall on the eve of the summer season, she is forced to take a back seat for the first time in her life.
From her chair in the entry hall, not much passes Esme by. There’s Cora, the wife visiting indefinitely… without her husband; Niamh, the city professional with a life-changing decision to make; and Phyllie, the grandmother whose family is slipping away from her.
Esme’s guests provide the colour that helps her keep her grip on the world. All of them have something they want to escape – or to hold on to. But can Esme help them find their way before the summer is over?
From bestselling Irish writer Faith Hogan comes a new, uplifting story about discovering love, friendship and the healing power of the Irish sea air. It will charm fans of Sheila O’Flanagan, Heidi Swain and Susanne O’Leary.
Coupled with that beautiful cover, doesn’t that look just irresistible?! I have a video to share too…
About the author
Faith Hogan is an award-winning and bestselling author of nine contemporary fiction novels. Her books have featured as Book Club Favorites, Net Galley Hot Reads and Summer Must Reads. She writes grown up women’s fiction which is unashamedly uplifting, feel good and inspiring.
Faith’s Kindle Number 1 bestselling book, The Ladies Midnight Swimming Club was published in May 2021: her summer 2022 book, The Gin Sisters’ Promise, was a USA Today Bestseller.
She writes twisty contemporary crime fiction as Geraldine Hogan.
She lives in the west of Ireland with her family and a very busy Labrador named Penny. She’s a writer, reader, enthusiastic dog walker and reluctant jogger – except of course when it is raining!
I like the sound of this one.
I’ve honestly loved every book she’s written – but this one does look particularly special!
Love the sound of this book – and how did I miss you in The Note?
Doesn’t it look wonderful? And I suspect your plate might just have been a tad over-full when The Note hit your inbox…
You could be right! x