The author Michelle Daly become sole publisher of this book in July 2012. If you want the up-to-date version make sure it has a Christmas cover scene. isbn 978-0-9570487-1-3 Colette Murphy is in her late twenties and lives at home with her father and two brothers. The family are of Irish-Catholic descent and live in a close neighbourhood in the heart of Liverpool.
Colette has a special bond with Maisie, one of the residents in the home where she works and is stunned when the old lady dies and leaves her a substantial legacy. With Maisie's gift and the inspiration of a Victorian novelist, Colette decides to up sticks and set up home in the west of Ireland with her best friend, Marion.
On their first morning in rural Ireland, they waken to a herd of cattle congregating at the back fence. Marion is convinced she will be eaten by them and Colette feeds them soda bread because she thinks they look hungry.
This book is about their adventure and how they adapt to life in another country