A Maid on Fifth Avenue by Sinéad Crowley
How far must you run to truly escape your past? Annie thinks she has found the answer when she leaves her home on the west coast of Ireland and boards a ship for New York. Irish maids are in demand in the 1920s, and she finds work with the wealthy Cavendish family in their opulent Fifth Avenue mansion. Annie soon makes a friend too, an Italian waitress named Elena. As their friendship deepens into something more passionate and dangerous for them both, however, Annie’s past rises up to haunt her. Once again she will be forced to flee. A century later, in post-pandemic Ireland, Emer is also running, and finds a haven in her family’s home in West Kerry. But here, too, the past is refusing to die, and as Annie and Emer’s lives intertwine, long buried secrets are about to be revealed. A Maid on Fifth Avenue is a heart-stopping novel new dual timeline novel, from the bestselling author of The Belladonna Maze.
Praise for Sinéad Crowley: 'The Belladonna Maze is spine tinglingly magnificent! Hugely atmospheric and completely engrossing it pulls you in and holds you captive until the very last wordUtterly unputdownable!' Steph Broadribb 'Beautifully written, and deftly plotted... So compelling that the pages almost turned themselves. A terrific novel' Liz Nugent 'Compelling, clever and deeply romantic, the plot has more twists and turns than the maze itself... A welcome return to fiction by one of Ireland's most accomplished crime writers... A joy to read' Jane Casey 'Prepare to lose yourself in The Belladonna Maze, a sweeping saga that embraces mystery, history and romance. If you're still missing Maeve Binchy, this one's for you' Erin Kelly 'Atmospheric, creepy, utterly engrossing and as twisty-turny as the maze itself' Tammy Cohen
Sinéad Crowley’s three DS Claire Boyle crime novels were all nominated for the Best Crime category at the Irish Book Awards, with the first two becoming Irish Times bestsellers, as was her fourth novel, The Belladonna Maze. She lives in Dublin with her family.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781801105699 |
| ISBN 10 | 1801105693 |
| Title | A Maid on Fifth Avenue |
| Author | Sinéad Crowley |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2024-09-26 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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