The Graces by Siobhan MacGowan
Synopsis
Science and faith collide against tumultuous 20th-century Ireland in this heart-wrenching historical novel, perfect for fans of Stacey Halls and Laura Purcell.
Bestowed with the graces.Condemned by a secret.Redeemed by a lie.
Dublin, 1918. Rosaleen Moore: The Rose. A seer and a healer.
Revered by popular spiritualists and sought after for her gifts of prophecy and healing by fashionable society, the mighty of Dublin Castle and mercurial political agitators alike, her last extraordinary prophecy will only see her legend grow....
On the anniversary of her death, pilgrims walk the Way of the Rose: to St. Kilian's Abbey and its bell tower which so lured the Rose in life. Although a shrine, the bell tower has seen tragedy - a heinous crime to which the monastery's once-beloved Abbot, now imprisoned, has confessed.
Then emerges a deathbed revelation by Rosaleen Moore which casts doubt on the Abbot's word.
The Rose has a different tale to tell . . .
Reviews
'A haunting, gripping, deeply atmospheric novel' - Emma Stonex
'What a storyteller . . . masterful' - Donal Ryan
'Beautiful, compelling and exquisitely told. This story will haunt me' - Ruth Hogan
'To be savoured long after the last page' - Leonora Nattrass
About the Author
Siobhan MacGowan is a journalist and musician who lived and worked in London for much of her life before returning to Shannon, Ireland several years ago. She is from a family of great storytellers, the most prominent of which is her brother, Shane MacGowan of The Pogues.