How far will they go to find their story?When Alexis meets Maeve – a reclusive woman in her eighties– they feel an unexpected and beautiful kinship. Alexis is embracing nomad life after burning out as a big-shot editor. And Maeve is mourning her glory days as a bestselling author.Their friendship inspires Maeve to write again. Her last novel pours out of her - a story of love and heartbreak, centred around a bookshop in 1950s Paris.But the line between fact and fiction is as fine as a whisper, and the novel unfurls a long-buried mystery, one that has haunted Maeve’s existence.And will reverberate into the lives of both women, decades later…PRAISE FOR IRIS COSTELLOA rich and tender story Ruth Hogan, The Keeper of Lost ThingsThe perfect winter read Amanda Prowse, To Love and Be LovedSpellbinding, addictive, and beautifully written Sophie Irwin, A Ladys Guide to Fortune HuntingRichly atmospheric, evocative and moving Abbie Greaves, The Ends of the Earth‘Makes for a spellbinding read Rhiannon Ward, The ShadowingBeautifully written with a story that draws you in Jane Corry, I Died on a Tuesday
