The Last Summer in Ireland

A lost girl. A mysterious house in Ireland. An invitation that changes everything.

Twenty years ago, at the end of a hot long Irish summer, three sisters walk down to the cool lake at their home, Swan Hall. As Maeve and Aisling watch their beautiful younger sister Nuala laughing and splashing, it is hard to hide their envy of her. But later that morning, when Nuala drowns, they are devastated.

Now, as Iris scatters the ashes of her beloved mother Aisling onto the golden leaves of Central Park, she feels very alone. But then hope comes in an invitation across the sea to Ireland from her mother’s sister, Maeve – the sister Aisling left behind and never spoke to again.

Swan Hall is more than Iris could ever have dreamed, sitting on the edge of a lake, full of history. But its dark corridors and staircases are caked in dust, and Iris feels a sense of unease. And then she finds a diary – Nuala’s diary from the summer she disappeared.

As Iris reads Nuala’s slanting script, she uncovers dark secrets and shocking betrayals, and she begins to wonder: was Nuala’s death really an accident? Can Iris find the truth, and will it change everything she knows about her mother... and herself?

A completely compelling and gripping read about the heartbreak and secrets that tore three sisters apart. Fans of Celeste Ng's ´Everything I Never Told You´ will like ´The Last Summer in Ireland´.

What readers are saying about ´The Last Summer in Ireland´:

"If you love Ireland, family secrets, or a romantic and thrilling story, The Last Summer In Ireland is for you!" - AndiReads

"A heart-tugging mystery. I was glued to the pages and could hardly put it down. This is the first book I’ve read by this author and it was definitely a 5-star read!" - Goodreads reviewer



Noelle Harrison is an Irish author who's been writing novels and plays for nearly thirty years. Her first novel, ´Beatrice´, was published in August 2004 and was a bestseller in Ireland.

She is also published under the pen name Evie Blake and my Valentina Trilogy hit the Der Spiegel Bestseller List in 2013. Her aim is to tell women's stories from the past and present and to give voice to those who are rarely heard.