Dalloway Cottage

Dalloway Cottage is a book about second chances. Set against the backdrop of Irish fairy folklore, this story weaves together the mystical and redemptive wisdom of the fairy world and the raw reality of human sorrow, suggesting sometimes a touch of magic is needed to reveal the truth and offer healing.

Kieran MacGillicuddy is a widower running the family sheep farm alone after losing everyone he loves. When he considers leaving to join his brother in America, he is visited by an interfering fairy, Mister Padric, a self-proclaimed 'guardian of the land' who refuses to let the family lands go. Kieran's friend Gillian is also grappling with a faerie, Miss Orla, who insists on telling tales about Gillian's dead husband, including the idea that he had a hand in the enchantment of her cottage. The secrets Kieran and Gillian carry prevent their friendship from developing into something deeper - until the day when Miss Orla reveals herself to Kieran and unveils the ultimate secret: that faeries have the power to resurrect the dead. Kieran and Gillian must determine, together, whether they want to remain rooted in the past or enjoy a future together.