The Galway Girl

The Galway GirlA Heartwarming Coming-of-Age Romance Set in IrelandBook One of The Galway Girl TrilogySummer 1986. One holiday. One unforgettable first love.Fifteen-year-old Tom Carter would rather be anywhere than spending three weeks in Galway. Leaving his friends behind in London, he’s convinced the family holiday will be nothing but rain, boredom and endless sightseeing. Armed with only his Walkman, his notebook and his late grandfather’s camera, Tom expects to count down the days until he can go home.Then he accidentally spills chips over a local girl outside a Galway chip shop.Niamh Flynn knows every hidden beach, winding lane and secret corner of Ireland’s beautiful west coast. Independent, funny and impossible to forget, she’s determined not to become someone’s holiday romance. Tom isn’t expecting to fall in love either-but some summers have plans of their own.Set against the breathtaking Atlantic coastline of Ireland, The Galway Girl is a heartwarming coming-of-age romance about first love, friendship, family, self-discovery and the moments that shape the rest of our lives. It’s a story of photographs, handwritten notebooks, blue bracelets and the courage it takes to let someone truly see you.Perfect for readers who enjoy David Nicholls, Mike Gayle, Cecelia Ahern and Jenny Han, and for fans of Normal People, Once and Sing Street.If you love Irish romance novels, coming-of-age fiction, first love stories, emotional romance, 1980s fiction, feel-good contemporary romance, romantic summer reads and unforgettable characters, you’ll fall in love with The Galway Girl.Begin an uplifting romantic trilogy that spans decades, where one extraordinary summer changes two lives forever.Some summers end. Some stay with you forever.