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      First published as Summer of the Hawthorn in 1999. This edition is published in Great Britain by HQ in 2019

      Copyright © Anne Doughty 2019

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      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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      Ebook Edition © July 2019 ISBN: 9780008328825

Praise for Anne Doughty

      ‘This book was immensely readable, I just couldn’t put it down’

      ‘An adventure story which lifts the spirit’

      ‘I have read all of Anne’s books – I have thoroughly enjoyed each and every one of them’

      ‘Anne is a true wordsmith and manages to both excite the reader whilst transporting them to another time and another world entirely’

      ‘A true Irish classic’

      ‘Anne’s writing makes you care about each character, even the minor ones’