Deceptions

What will a woman do when all she has left is her past?

Fleeing a broken marriage and a love affair that shook the very foundations of her world, artist Lorraine Cheevers uproots her teenage daughter to make a new home in the small seaside village of Trabawn.

But Lorraine soon learns that no-one can outrun the past, or the passionate shadows that lurk beneath the quietest of their lives...

Praise for Deceptions:

'From the opening section, this page-turner is gripping, all the more because it presents the dilemmas of betrayal with brutal honesty' Kathy Donaghy, Irish Independent

'A gripping tale of adultery, illusion and the unexpected attraction between two Irish people trying to rebuild their lives' Dermot Bolger, Evening Herald

'June Considine's well-crafted and compelling story traces the deceits which begin unnoticed but end in the destruction of friendships and lives' Claire Looby, The Irish Times

'Dealing with passion, adultery, deception, tragedy and how the past always has a way of creeping up on you, Deceptions is a really intriguing page-turner with a surprising twist' Sinead O'Neill, Evening Echo

'Beautifully written...the common theme being that, no matter what our age, we never really stop growing up' Kusi Osamura, Ireland on Sunday

'[A] gripping, heart-wrenching saga' Books Ireland