Here are some of the  reviews I have received so far.


“Sharon Owens is an original and insightful new voice in Irish literature.”
SHEILA O’FLANAGAN

“By the time I finished this book, I felt rather disappointed that I couldn’t step into The Tea House on Mulberry Street with its engaging, human characters and mouth-watering recipes. Sharon Owens has a talent for drawing the reader into her world. A book as warm and comforting as a really good afternoon tea.”
JO JO MOYES

“The Teahouse on Mulberry Street made me refuse nights out in favour of curling up on the couch in my pyjamas, book in one hand, a mug of steaming coffee in the other, and dreaming of the mouthwatering delights the book so vividly describes.”
CECELIA AHERN

“Sharon Owens has a Maeve Binchy-style ability to paint the lives of her characters in telling detail. Every page exhibits an empathy and understanding of life’s comic and tragic drama.”
IRISH INDEPENDENT

“If there were an award for best Maeve Binchy not written by Maeve Binchy… The Teahouse on Mulberry Street would be a heavy favourite. It’s a cozy, warmhearted novel about marital strife, romantic disappointment, and adultery. And love everlasting, of course.”
THE BOSTON GLOBE

“Filled with warmth and humor.”
CHICAGO TRIBUNE

“If you’re young and single (and even if you’re not), the hottest place to see and be seen in Belfast is the ballroom on Magnolia Street. Owens’s follow-up to her delightful debut novel, The Teahouse on Mulberry Street, is a comic, capricious escapade brimming with winsome, quirky characters.”
BOOKLIST

“An Irish Love Actually… Quite an impressive debut, filled with vividly fleshed-out characters, peppered with flashes of humor and loads of warmth.”
SUNDAY PEOPLE (AUSTRALIA)

“By entwining romance with food, Owens does for cakes and coffee what Joanne Harris did for chocolate.”
BIG ISSUE

“A feel-good, warm and fuzzy assortment of love stories that will charm lovers of Maeve Binchy, Rosamunde Pilcher, and Anne Rivers Siddons.”
THE SANDFORD HERALD

“What do you get when you cross Joanna Trollope’s ability to define characters with Maeve Binchy’s storytelling talent, then for good measure add a dollop of Jan Karon’s wit and warmth? Sharon Owens’s The Teahouse on Mulberry Street.”
THE ROANOKE TIMES

“A cleverly written and very readable account of a group of women gathering in a local Belfast café. Brilliantly paced, it could only have been written by someone who knows the real rhythm of modern Belfast.”
IRISH VOICE

“From the young artist who writes hundreds of letters to Nicolas Cage, to the cranky retired twin sisters nicknamed The Creepy Crawleys, to the housewife whose husband cheats on her while she caters to his every need, each customer has a story filled with warmth and humor.”
CHICAGO TRIBUNE

“A sugar-and-spice toy for Maeve Binchy fans.”
KIRKUS REVIEWS

“A charming tale in the style of Maeve Binchy’s Quentins. Entertaining… this is the perfect book for a winter afternoon by the fire.”
HERALD SUN (AUSTRALIA)

“Maeve Binchy meets Joanna Trollope… Gives you a warm glow like a nice cup of tea.”
IRISH INDEPENDENT

“A delightful and remarkably assured debut novel. A beautiful book, beautifully written, tragic and comic in turn.”
RTE OPEN HOUSE (IRELAND)

“The characters who come into Muldoon’s Tea Rooms are engaging and quickly gain our affection… Endearing and poignant.”
THE SUNDAY TASMANIAN (AUSTRALIA)

“The writing has the warmth of Maeve Binchy. Owens is a welcome addition to the world of Irish fiction.”
BOOKS IRELAND

“Stands head and shoulders above most of its contemporaries when it comes to the sheer craft of writing… An elegantly written and insightful look at the lives and loves of those who frequent the tea shop.”
ABROAD MAGAZINE

“A lovely, nostalgic, romantic first novel.”
EVENING HERALD (IRELAND)

“A fairy tale for grown-ups.”
THE IRISH TIMES

“Sad, charming, beautiful and romantic. 4 stars.”
HEAT MAGAZINE

“The vibrancy of Ireland’s new generation of women writers has never been more evident than in the beautifully warm and evocative of this new talent.”
WOMAN’S WAY

“Uniquely uplifting style.”
IRISH NEWS

“Fulfils the promise Owens showed in her first outing.”
BELFAST TELEGRAPH

“Yet another outstanding book, am eagerly awaiting the next!”
WOMAN’S WAY

“All that we loved about The Teahouse is here, and more.”
THE ULSTER HERALD

“Funny and touching by turns. Readers cannot fail to take the characters straight to their hearts. The novel is a breath of fresh air.”
TYRONE CONSTITUTION