Nicola Cassidy is a writer and blogger from Co. Louth, Ireland. December Girl, her debut novel, will be published by Bombshell Books, a new women’s imprint of crime book publishers Bloodhound Books, in October 2017.
Nicola Cassidy is a writer and blogger from Co. Louth, Ireland. December Girl, her debut novel, will be published by Bombshell Books, a new women’s imprint of crime book publishers Bloodhound Books, in October 2017.
December Girl tells the story of Molly Thomas, a fiesty, independent soul, born on the winter solstice. Parts of the stories are inspired by true events. The novel is set in the stunning Boyne Valley, famed for its spiritual stone age tombs.
Molly Thomas is a feisty, independent soul, born on the Winter Solstice. At every stage of her life she has faced troubles.
As a young woman her family are evicted from their home at Christmas. Molly swears vengeance on the jealous neighbour and land agent responsible, Flann Montgomery.
Then in 1896 her baby son is taken from his pram. Molly searches the streets for Oliver. The police are called but her baby is gone.
Why does trouble seem to follow Molly? And will she ever find out what happened to her child?
December Girl is a tale of family bonds, love, revenge and murder.
December Girl is set at Dowth, Co. Meath in the beautiful Boyne Valley, Ireland. This ancient land was once inhabited by stone age people who built sun worshipping tombs to their Gods. Newgrange is a UNESCO world heritage site and is visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists every year. Read about the setting of December Girl.
Nicola will be signing copies of December Girl at various events before the end of 2017. Visit the shopping area of Dowth Point to Point on Sunday 29 October, where copies will be available. Parts of the novel are based at this ancient racetrack and inspired by the tradition of horse racing at Dowth.
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