On Midnight Beach, MarieLouise Fitzpatrick
On Midnight Beach, MarieLouise Fitzpatrick
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On Midnight Beach

Author: Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick

Narrator: Alana Kerr Collins

Unabridged: 6 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/03/2020

Synopsis

When a dolphin takes up residence in Carrig Cove, Emer and her best friend, Fee, feel like they have an instant connection with it. Then Dog Cullen and his sidekick, Kit, turn up, and the four friends begin to sneak out at midnight to go down to the beach, daring each other to swim closer and closer to the creature... But the fame and fortune the dolphin brings to their small village builds resentment amongst their neighbours across the bay. As the summer days get longer and hotter, something wild and intense simmers in the air. Love feels fierce, old hatreds fester, and suddenly everything feels worth fighting for.

About Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick

Mary-Louise Fitzpatrick is an Irish author and illustrator of many award-winning books for children. She lives in Dublin, Ireland.

About Alana Kerr Collins

Alana Kerr Collins is a Meisner-trained actress, a classically trained soprano, and a Sesame Workshop trained puppeteer who received her bachelor's degree in drama and English from Trinity College in Dublin. The recipient of an Audie Award for her work on Angela Hunt’s Risen, she has recorded over fifty audiobook titles. Born and raised in Belfast, Ireland, she currently resides in Los Angeles.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kate on February 20, 2023

4.5 stars This book was so compelling, as a retelling, as a young adult novel, and as a visual into 1970s Ireland. I loved reading from Emer's point of view. I took away half a star because there were some things that didn't quite come together for me, but overall I really enjoyed this book and Fitzp......more

Goodreads review by aimee :) on April 01, 2021

I really enjoyed this book and it had my sobbing at the end. I think this book has broke me inside! I thought it was going to be a little bit boring and in some respects it wasn’t like ‘gripping’ but it was a nice easy story with romance and then a super sad ending......more

Goodreads review by isla on June 21, 2022

all so good until the end......more

Goodreads review by Heidi on July 21, 2021

I think this is one of the best recent books i've read. The way it presents such a heartwarming and casual feel of a children's narative within the context of Ireland in the '70s - a very catholic and oppressive society which is why i've given it 5 starts. It doesn't focus so much on the struggles b......more

Goodreads review by skye:) on April 11, 2021

This is the first book I've read to shadow the Carnegie Award 2021 and it truly deserves its nomination! This book was based on an old Irish story and I found the events very captivating, shocking at times but then the romance element made it comforting and cosy in a way. There were quite a few mome......more

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