The Irish Matchmaker
1905: Catríona Daly is one of the most successful matchmakers in the town of Lisdoonvarna, but so far Catríona herself has remained single. She’s intent that her husband-to-be will provide her with a luxurious future and an escape from her memories of childhood poverty. The opportunity to find a wife for the wealthy and handsome Andrew Osborne seems heaven-sent. But a chance meeting with the nine-year-old farm girl Sara Bunratty, and the assignment of finding a bride for Sara’s widowed father Donal, may thwart Catríona’s best-laid plans.
This inspirational romance takes the reader on a lovely journey to the famous Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival, and to Ireland in the early 1900s. The setting seems authentically portrayed, and the many Gaelic phrases sprinkled through the novel (along with a helpful glossary) evoke the Irish spirit. The characters of Catríona, Sara, and Donal are especially well depicted. Readers of sweet romances will enjoy all these characters, and this charming trip back in time.
