#AnticipatedReads 2021 ‘The Rosary Garden’ by Nicola White

One of the best books I read last year was Nicola White’s ‘A Famished Heart‘, so knowing there was a sequel coming was fantastic news!

Out on January 28th from Serpent’s Tail books, ‘The Rosary Garden’ will be available in paperback and ebook formats.

About the book…

It was Ali who found the body of a murdered newborn baby, hidden in the garden of her convent school. In an Ireland riven by battles of religion and reproduction, the case becomes a media sensation, even as the church tries to suppress it. But this is not the first dead baby Ali has found.

For Detectives Vincent Swan and Gina Considine, the pressure to discover the identity of the dead child is little help against a community with secrets to protect. Gina knows all too well how many of Ireland’s girls are forced to make difficult decisions in terrible circumstances, silenced by shame. Is Ali one of those girls? Because what evidence there is, points to Ali herself…

A brand new revised edition, this sequel to A Famished Heart is perfect for readers of Jo Spain, Liz Nugent, Sarah Hilary and Val McDermid.

Check out the advance reviews….

A mesmerising tale of secrets and lies rising from the past to strangle the present

As good as it gets: a debut shot through with the real, horrifying cruelty of true crime and a heart-race ending

A vivid thriller. Engrossing right up to its sombre resolution … an arresting debut

Dazzling, exceptional

A compulsive, page-turning crime novel, a haunting slab of Irish family gothic and a moving study of a young woman coming of age in a society deeply unsympathetic to women. Nicola White writes beautifully, with wit, verve, a gift for scene-setting and a compassionate eye for the foibles of her characters