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The autobiographical account of how the Irish writer Felicity Hayes-McCoy and her English husband, opera director Wilf Judd, chose to divide their life between inner-city London and a remote house on Ireland's Dingle Peninsula, a place Felicity fell in love with at the age of 17.
©2014 Crimson Cats Audio Books/Felicity Hayes-McCoy (P)2014 Crimson Cats Audio Books

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Beautiful

Loved every chapters beautiful visions beautiful story. Found myself pausing story to look up real places and people wishing I could be there.

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Fantastic!

As I listened to this, all I wanted to do is visit the wonderful place. As it is, we are going in one month! This book is beautifully written and wonderfully read by the author. I loved every minute and hated to finish. I highly recommend it.

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Delight!

I love it when they author of a book is also it narrator and this delightful book is. Felicity Hayes-McCoy lends her soft Irish lilt to telling of her and her husband's story of the restoration of a cottage in Ireland.

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Lovely with many surprise ancient Celtic insights.

I have been seeking out a book with these insights and I got it unexpectedly. Loved it!