SHARON OWENS
AUTHOR & ARTIST
“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-
A book as warm and comforting as a really good afternoon tea.”
JO JO MOYES
“Sharon
Owens has a Maeve Binchy-
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
“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-
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-
characters, peppered with flashes of humor and loads of warmth.”
SUNDAY PEOPLE (AUSTRALIA)
“Set
in Belfast, the story revolves around the turbulent lives of the people who visit
Muldoon’s Tea Rooms. Like a soap opera the novel is stuffed with sex, scandal and drama;
sometimes painfully funny but also tinged with sadness.
By entwining romance with food, Owens does for cakes and coffee
what Joanne Harris did for chocolate.”
BIG ISSUE
“A feel-
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-
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-
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 (AUSTRALIA)
“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
(AUSTRALIA)
“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
“A story of passion,
romance and regret that proves falling in love is never as
straight-
THE FERMANAGH
HERALD
“Owens brings an everyday world alive with her vivid characters
and the Tavern’s uncertain fate makes this a real page-
IRELAND ON SUNDAY
“This is the third book by the author of the wonderful, quirky
The Teahouse on Mulberry Street. Sharon Owens sets her books around
a building and a business that attracts a cast of interesting characters.
This time it’s a Belfast tavern that’s been run by Lily and Jack Beaumont
for the past 20 years, until a mega-
and the fight for survival is on. Gentle and charming with all
the warmth and intimacy of a fireside tale.”
WOMAN’S WAY (AUSTRALIA)
“Curl up with tea and cake and become acquainted with the cast of
wonderful characters who frequent Muldoon’s Tea Rooms in Belfast
in this heart-
WOMAN’S OWN
“A quirky tale to prove Owens is a cross between Joanna Trollope
and Maeve Binchy.”
DAILY TELEGRAPH
“A ballroom in 1980s Belfast is at the centre of an ensemble comedy
romance with almost fairytale overtones. Presided over by the
charismatic Johnny “Hollywood” Hogan, the ballroom is where
lovers meet and tempers flare. There good-
Declan, the secret love child of Hogan and Marion. But the beans are
about to be spilled, bringing jealousies, tension and family
responsibilities to the fore.”
HERALD SUN
“This is a delightful book that allows the reader a taste of so many
different characters whose lives all meet at the ballroom on
Magnolia Street. And the author writes with such fantastic
detail she makes you feel as if you are right there
dancing along with them.”
BAYSIDE BULLETIN
“Irish writer Sharon Owens has the right balance between humour
and description in The Teahouse on Mulberry Street.
Disarmingly unpretentious.”
SUNDAY TASMANIAN
“This book is a treat. As charming as Maeve Binchy although
darker and more quirky. The plot goes in every direction
except the one you expect.”
THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S WEEKLY
“When kooky Shirley falls for Declan, her girl-
sister Kate feels left behind. But a revelation soon tests their bond.
A real page-
COMPANY
“Owens’s second novel is a delightful, heart-
about a handful of misfits at a Belfast ballroom.”
HEAT MAGAZINE
“It’s not every day a book by a Northern Ireland writer hits the New York Times
best-
quite ordinary things.”
BELFAST TELEGRAPH
Thank-
*