NELLIE

NEW YORK, NY IRISH ECHO

"We need to read more novels like this one. They remind us how much fun it is to laugh." (William Dieter)

"Author Downey tells her tale of star-crossed lovers with a great deal of humour and compassion. ..... This is a light-hearted novel that will be enjoyed by both teenagers and the older set."
(Patrick Campbell)

THE BLADE, TOLEDO

"'Nellie' is one of those little books whose discovery leads its reader to press upon friends the importance of enjoying for themselves the new find."
(Molly Behrmann)

SEATTLE TIMES

"..a warm, humorous story about life in an Irish backwater and the poignancy of life at 14."
(Larry Rumley)

BOOKLIST

"A funny, insightful, and touching first novel."

TULSA, OK WORLD

"The author's fresh and original style is a rare treat. Reading 'Nellie' will remind many of the special pleasures discovered in James Herriot's 'All Creatures Great and Small'."
(Marge Hope)

DIARIES OF A CULTURED CAT

THE KERRYMAN

....this writer manages to pull it off with aplomb - not unlike Paul Auster's 'Timbuktu' which featured a dog narrator some years back. (Donal Nolan)