Sample Saturday is when I wade through the eleventy billion samples I have downloaded on my Kindle. I’m slowly chipping away and deciding whether it’s buy or bye. All of these selections came via Cathy’s post about new Irish authors.

The Amusements by Aingeala Flannery

Summary: In the seaside town of Tramore, visitors arrive in waves with the tourist season. Local teenager Helen Grant is indifferent to the charm of her surroundings, instead dreaming of escaping to art college with her glamorous classmate Stella Swaine and, from there, taking on the world. But leaving Tramore is easier said than done.

I’m thinking: No.

The Coast Road by Alan Murrin

Summary: Two women, trapped in very different marriages. Colette has left her husband and sons for a married man in Dublin. When she returns to her home in County Donegal to try to pick up the pieces, her husband denies her access to her children. The only way she can see them is with the help of neighbor Izzy. Izzy is also caught in a troubled marriage. With divorce not yet legal in Ireland, both women seek independence.

I’m thinking: Yes.

Wunderland by Caitríona Lally

Summary: Roy is exiled from Ireland to Hamburg for unknown reasons. In his new, simple life he works as a cleaner at the Wunderland miniature exhibition where he is more comfortable meddling in the tiny scenes than he is in interacting with his co-workers and visitors to the museum. To Roy’s almost total indifference, his sister Gert visits for a few days, to discover what really prompted his move away.

I’m thinking: Yes.

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