This Is How It Ends by Kathleen MacMahon

The writer

If you are looking for a story that has romance and tragedy in it with a touch of intelligence then Kathleen MacMahon’s novel is the one that you should read. She is an Irish writer centers this book around a love story that takes place in Ireland during the time of 2008 U.S. presidential elections.

This Is How It Ends - The Story

It tells the tale of a middle-aged American named Bruno Boylan who sets out on a trip to his father’s homeland. Not only does he get mesmerized by Ireland but also falls in love with Addie Murphy. Addie Murphy lives her life taking care of her father and loving the kids of her sister. Whenever she has spare time she dives into the waters off the Dublin coast and loves to swim around with her dog Lola, whom she adores.

A fantastic book

Due to a recent loss, Addie now leads a single life while Bruno has already been married twice and both the times it did not go so well. Although a long term relationship between the two seems difficult as Bruno plans to go back to the US if Obama gets elected but they still fall in love with each other irrevocably.

Kathleen MacMahon´s Piece of Art

This story is something that will keep the readers hooked till the end as Kathleen MacMahon shows Ireland in all its beauty alongside highlighting the political and historical backgrounds throughout her novel. This is her debut novel for which she got a good advance with a number of countries taking the rights to This Is How It Ends. All the fans of the Irish writer Maeve Binchy will definitely like to read this book if they are looking to revive the same feeling with Kathleen MacMahon’s words and will surely fall in love with it by the time they turn the last page. While for all the other readers who would like to have a change from all the supernatural and mystery novels This Is How It Ends will surely be a pleasure to read.