I was so absorbed in the moving storyline that I read it in one sitting
          Book Babblers
         
      
        
          A beautiful book about being different, about good and bad friendships, and how salvation can come from an unlikely place.
          Scribbles Book Reviews
         
      
        
          A beautiful book about being different, about good and bad friendships, and how salvation can come from an unlikely place.
          Scribbles Book Reviews
         
      
        
          I felt this story had real depth, and dealt honestly and compassionately with strong emotions and serious decisions.
          The Little Reader Library
         
      
        
          I felt this story had real depth, and dealt honestly and compassionately with strong emotions and serious decisions.
          The Little Reader Library
         
      
        
          Both adults and children alike would thoroughly enjoy
          Chrissi Reads
         
      
        
          Both adults and children alike would thoroughly enjoy
          Chrissi Reads
         
      
        
          A little piece of pure, irresistible magic
          CHELTENHAM STANDARD
         
      
        
          A little piece of pure, irresistible magic
          CHELTENHAM STANDARD
         
      
        
          A beautiful story about friendship and hope that will make you laugh and cry
          WRD About Books
         
      
        
          A beautiful story about friendship and hope that will make you laugh and cry
          WRD About Books
         
      
        
          A delicious and gently philospophical book which explores the issues of bullying, loss, friendship and love with insight and humour
          The Best New Children's Books 2015
         
      
        
          A delicious and gently philospophical book which explores the issues of bullying, loss, friendship and love with insight and humour
          The Best New Children's Books 2015
         
      
        
          Fully developed secondary characters ... add richness and depth to this lyrically written tale, which explores themes
of manipulation, self-discovery, hope, and love ...This touching novel is one to savor
          Book List
         
      
        
          Fully developed secondary characters ... add richness and depth to this lyrically written tale, which explores themes
of manipulation, self-discovery, hope, and love ...This touching novel is one to savor
          Book List
         
      
        
          Readers will delight in watching Meg and Oscar transition from friendship to love while they become enraged at Paloma's bullying behavior. In addition to the romance, there is also plenty of intrigue and mystery to engage readers not typically drawn to love stories.
          School Library Journal
         
      
        
          Readers will delight in watching Meg and Oscar transition from friendship to love while they become enraged at Paloma's bullying behavior. In addition to the romance, there is also plenty of intrigue and mystery to engage readers not typically drawn to love stories.
          School Library Journal
         
      
        
          This is a wonderful and gripping tale about young love and friendship and how easy it is for things to go wrong. Even when there is apple tart
          Bookwitch
         
      
        
          This is a wonderful and gripping tale about young love and friendship and how easy it is for things to go wrong. Even when there is apple tart
          Bookwitch
         
      
        
          A VERY GOOD CHANCE is brave and thoughtful with  cracking characters. It  deserves a wide readership and confirms Moore  Fitzgerald's place as  one of Ireland's most interesting new children's  writers.
          IRISH INDEPENDENT on A VERY GOOD CHANCE
         
      
        
          The language is lyrical and evocative and vivid.  The book itself is  short and sharp but unpacks itself in a way that  makes it seem huge and  expansive
          THE BOOKBAG on A VERY GOOD CHANCE
         
      
        
          A moving and poignant tale about the redemptive  power of friendship.
          Louise O'Neill, bestselling author of ASKING FOR IT, on THE APPLE TART OF HOPE
         
      
        
          A big-hearted novel about love, loyalty and friendship from a rising star
          THE BOOKSELLER on THE APPLE TART OF HOPE
         
      
        
          The characters are well-drawn in this absorbing  and thought-provoking  timeslip novel. Sarah Moore Fitzgerald tells a  moving and original  story of love and loss with both humour and  understanding.
          BOOKTRUST on BACK TO BLACKBRICK
         
      
        
          This suspenseful story is vivid with characters
          THE SUNDAY TIMES
         
      
        
          This suspenseful story is vivid with characters
          THE SUNDAY TIMES
         
      
        
          one of Ireland's most interesting children's writers
          IRISH INDEPENDENT
         
      
        
          one of Ireland's most interesting children's writers
          IRISH INDEPENDENT
         
      
        
          A moving and poignant tale about the redemptive power of friendship.
          IRISH TIMES
         
      
        
          A moving and poignant tale about the redemptive power of friendship.
          IRISH TIMES
         
      
        
          A poignant, unusual contemporary novel
          METRO
         
      
        
          A poignant, unusual contemporary novel
          METRO
         
      
        
          A big-hearted novel about love, loyalty and friendship from a rising star
          THE BOOKSELLER
         
      
        
          A big-hearted novel about love, loyalty and friendship from a rising star
          THE BOOKSELLER
         
      
        
          A layered, morally complex and captivating read
          IRISH TIMES
         
      
        
          A layered, morally complex and captivating read
          IRISH TIMES
         
      
        
          ...a wonderful book that will leave you with a giant smile on your face, and a longing for the taste homemade apple tart.
          THE BOOK BAG
         
      
        
          ...a wonderful book that will leave you with a giant smile on your face, and a longing for the taste homemade apple tart.
          THE BOOK BAG
         
      
        
          I was so absorbed in the moving storyline that I read it in one sitting
          Book Babblers
         
      
        
          Part mystery, part sweet romance ... Young readers will be hooked from the get-go.
          PEOPLE, The Best Children’s Books of 2016
         
      
        
          Part mystery, part sweet romance ... Young readers will be hooked from the get-go.
          PEOPLE, The Best Children’s Books of 2016
         
      
        
          This novel is gentle and mild but it has hidden powers, too.
          THE TELEGRAPH
         
      
        
          This novel is gentle and mild but it has hidden powers, too.
          THE TELEGRAPH