Books by Deirdre Eustace
About
Besides being a visual artist, Deirdre has been a writer and a poet for several decades. Her writing and poetry has been published internationally and she has written two novels which have been highly regarded and critically acclaimed.
Finding Alison
by Deirdre Eustace
Black & White Publishing Ltd, 18 May 2017 - Fiction - 384 pages
Grief and guilt. Love and resentment. A community divided.
No one in Carniskey has ever truly understood what led Sean Delaney, a seasoned local fisherman, to risk his life in a high storm in the dead of night. Now, three years on from that tragic night, his wife Alison is still struggling with her unresolved grief and increasing financial worries.
After three difficult years, Alison has grown distant from her daughter and estranged from her friends and fellow villagers, particularly her best friend Kathleen who harbours a deeply guarded secret of her own. Isolated by its stunning yet often cruel surroundings, this is a community used to looking after its own but the arrival of an outsider – artist and lifelong nomad, William – offers Alison a new perspective on life and love that threatens to unearth the mysteries of the past.
A story of courage and enduring humanity, Finding Alison follows the community through their struggles in love, loss and betrayal, each coming to understand that only in truth can we find the peace and liberation essential for true happiness.
''A story of love, loss and liberation that will keep you captivated to the last page''
– Carmel Harrington
If I Trust In You
by Deirdre Eustace
Hawk Hill Publishing Ltd, 9 July 2009 - Fiction - 320 pages
​
Addy O'Driscoll's life with her husband Barry couldn't be more idyllic. But events take a drastic turn when Barry's business is forced to close. His new job brings him into contact with the beautiful Tina Phenlan. When Tina sets her sights on Barry, no-one can imagine the scale of the consequences.
​
"Tense and gripping, this is a riveting debut"
​- The Irish Independent
