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Rutholearywriter

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Irish Times bestselling author of The Weekend Break. Published by Poolbeg and represented by Kate Nash Agent. I live in Dublin Ireland and write a travel blog on my website www. rutholearywriter.com.

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A Week To Remember: Three strangers, the Camino, one week to change everything A Week To Remember: Three strangers, the Camino, one week to change everything eBook : O'Leary, Ruth : Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

Thank you! You will find A Week To Remember here:

www.amazon.co.uk/Week-Remembe...

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I was lucky to get an early copy and Anne’s beautiful descriptions swept me away to Cyprus.

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Rambling Ruth’s June Blog featuring South Korea. Rambling Ruth’s June Blog featuring South Korea.

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The paperback edition of my debut novel is out next week with a beautiful new cover. You can preorder here: www.easons.com/the-weekend-...

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Lost in Translation with Ruth O’Leary - A Weekly Writing Contest Enter our weekly Writing Prompts Contest for the chance to win $250 and publication on our blog!

Hi everyone,
I am running a short story competition with Reedsy USA. The details are below but the deadline is Friday 16 May by midnight and the word count is 1000-3000 words. The theme is LOST IN TRANSLATION. Entry fee is $5, winning story gets $250! Good luck πŸ˜€βœοΈ

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A Week to Remember by Ruth O'Leary | Review A Week to Remember by Ruth O'Leary (Poolbeg Press) is described as 'a story of healing, betrayal, and finding courage on the Camino'.

#BookReview of #AWeekToRemember by @rutholearywrite | @PoolbegBooks | @ruthwriter.bsky.social www.swirlandthread.com/a-week-to-re... via @maireadhearne.bsky.social

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I've arrived on Substack! Welcome to my writing and travel Substack page.

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I have arrived on Substack ! And I didn’t lose my mind setting it up. πŸ˜‚
Come and say hi πŸ‘‹ so that I can figure out how it works πŸ˜‚πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

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That sounds fabulous

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Both my books are in the top ten !!πŸ•ΊπŸ»πŸ•ΊπŸ»

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You have made my day ! ❀️

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Book cover of A Week to Remember by Ruth O'Leary

Book cover of A Week to Remember by Ruth O'Leary

#BookReview

#AWeekToRemember by @ruthwriter.bsky.social πŸ’™πŸ“š

A journey of self-discovery on the Camino

A gorgeous cast of characters
A stunning setting
A captivating story

"Buen Camino"

Pub w/ Poolbeg Books

www.swirlandthread.com/a-week-to-re...
#booksky #travel

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Thank you so much πŸ™

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A Week to Remember by Ruth O'Leary | Review A Week to Remember by Ruth O'Leary (Poolbeg Press) is described as 'a story of healing, betrayal, and finding courage on the Camino'.

#BookReview of #AWeekToRemember by @rutholearywrite | @PoolbegBooks | @ruthwriter.bsky.social www.swirlandthread.com/a-week-to-re... via @maireadhearne.bsky.social

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A Week to Remember by Ruth O'Leary | Review A Week to Remember by Ruth O'Leary (Poolbeg Press) is described as 'a story of healing, betrayal, and finding courage on the Camino'.

#BookReview of #AWeekToRemember by @rutholearywrite | @PoolbegBooks | @ruthwriter.bsky.social www.swirlandthread.com/a-week-to-re... @maireadhearne.bsky.social

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A Week to Remember by Ruth O'Leary | Review A Week to Remember by Ruth O'Leary (Poolbeg Press) is described as 'a story of healing, betrayal, and finding courage on the Camino'.

"With a gorgeous cast of characters, a stunning setting and a captivating story A Week to Remember is a really beautiful read"

#BookReview of #AWeekToRemember by Ruth Writer via @maireadhearne.bsky.social

@ruthwriter.bsky.social | #PoolbegBooks | #BookSky

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Thank you so much πŸ™

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Mullingar! Three of the characters in my new novel are from Mullingar. I signed copies of A WEEK TO REMEMBER in Bookstation, Eason’s and Just Books πŸ“š

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Thank you so much!

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It was so nice to meet you πŸ™

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This is the way to spend LΓ‘ FΓ©ile PΓ‘draig - reading an Irish writer! Ruth O’Leary was in this morning signing copies of her latest book - A Week To Remember πŸ₯‚πŸ’• @ruthwriter.bsky.social

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Thank you Chapters for these great photos!

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Here’s an article I wrote for Writing.ie about walking the Camino for my new book A Week To Remember πŸ™

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It’s publication day today πŸŽ‰
I’m delighted to see A Week To Remember out in the world. πŸ™

www.easons.com/a-week-to-re...

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One week to go before A Week to Remember is in your bookshops ! Or preorder to have it delivered to your door πŸ™

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My new novel,A Week To Remember, set on the Camino, out 04 March!

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Rambling Ruth January blog featuring Valencia, Spain. Valencia, the third most populated city in Spain is located on the East Coast 349km south of Barcelona. It is the home of Paella and has its own signature drink Agua De Valencia which was invented to ...

Hi there, you can find my January travel blog featuring Valencia Spain here:

rutholearywriter.com/f/rambling-r...

You can also subscribe to my blog and receive an email once a month πŸ™

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My novel The Weekend Break has officially reached just over 3000 reviews!!!
Thank you so much πŸ™

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Beautiful morning in Dublin. Great to get out walking again after the ice. #100daysofwalking #365daysofwalking
#irishauthor
#caminowalker
#travelblogger
#recomendedreafing
#irishwomensfiction

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Rambling Ruth November featuring a London Theatre break Rambling Ruth’s November Blog featuring London, a quick one-night two-day visit.

Theatre fans will like this months blog featuring The Globe Theatre in London. Link here:

rutholearywriter.com/f/rambling-r...

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