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A House in Winter

A glamorous princess and a restless young woman, both longing for escape

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A House in Winter

By: Emily Hourican
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Set in January 1965, A House in Winter tells the story of the visit of Princess Margaret and Lord Snowden to his sister's home in Abbeyleix, Ireland, when they faced local opposition and IRA petrol bomb attacks that confined them, without electricity, for 48 fraught hours.

As well as the conflict outside the walls, there's plenty within, with Margaret's difficult mother in law gleefully contributing to her disintegrating marriage. Meanwhile in the nearby village local woman Cait has struggles of her own, unable to escape family responsibilities and small town life. Both Margaret and Cait are trapped by their circumstances in this gripping novel, based on fact, that reads as a marriage of The Crown and Maeve Binchy.
Historical Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction
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Critic reviews

'This a beautifully crafted and poignant book, a unique and engaging perspective on two very different women, set against the vividly drawn backdrop of the Troubles in Ireland. Convincing and compelling, it will move you on many different levels. An impressive follow-up to Emily Hourican's other outstanding novels' (Alison Weir)
'Glittering, gripping and sharply observed, A House In Winter is a riveting page-turner. I devoured it!' (Evie Woods)
'No woman is an island. Emily Hourican reminds us how much we are all connected and how women from all walks of life are usually just doing their best with the cards they've been dealt. A terrific yarn. The perfect fire-side read' (Lynda Marron)
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