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Under Heaven's Shining Stars

(2016)
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Three Irish boys. Three very different backgrounds. A bond that will be tested beyond all reason.

USA Today Bestselling Author Jean Grainger is taking you to Ireland...

For Liam, Patrick, and Hugo, life in 1960’s Ireland proves to be both idyllic and flawed. Leading vastly different lives, an unexpected friendship blooms between the teenagers when they all attend a private boarding school. Hugo is an heir to a large fortune, while Liam and Patrick are from much more modest backgrounds, both attending the prestigious St Bart's College on scholarships,

For the boys, and life is both simple and complicated, as they navigate a world in a constant state of flux. Rock and roll, girls and the lure of the dance hall vie with their studies for their attention, until a series of seemingly unconnected events throws them and their families into chaos. Can their friendship survive as they navigate love and loyalty, secrets and lies? Are they close enough to weather the gale, or will their separate struggles tear them apart?

In Under Heaven’s Shining Stars, author Jean Grainger is reminiscent of the late Maeve Binchy as she brings to life the struggles and simplicity that often go hand-in-hand with growing up. Experience it all with Liam, Patrick, and Hugo as they face the beauty, turmoil, and endless possibilities of life under the turbulent Irish sky.


Genre: Historical

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