“You [will] revel in the descriptions of the Irish landscape, the snippets of poetry….and the satisfying — and surprising — story of love.” —Minneapolis Star Tribune
“Quiet, lyrical and sprinkled with verses of the Irish poetry Siobhan loves, Girl on the Leeside is a slim, beautiful debut about one woman taking her place in the world.” —Shelf Awareness
“Lovers of Irish poetry will find this book a treat.” —Booklist
“A beautiful and poetic coming-of-age story.” —Bustle
“In its hauntingly evocative Irish setting, this is a book suffused with poetry–real poetry. It is a book of awakenings of every kind, and of moving surprises. Like all good stories, as this local tale unfolds it becomes universal.” –Edward Rutherfurd, author of Paris and The Princes of Ireland