{"id":463524,"date":"2026-05-23T14:47:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T14:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/463524\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T14:47:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T14:47:12","slug":"highly-anticipated-literature-event-with-irish-author-comes-to-waterford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/463524\/","title":{"rendered":"Highly-anticipated literature event with Irish author comes to Waterford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterfordlive.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Dunmore East<\/a> Library is delighted to host a literature event following the release of author Jen Bray\u2019s debut novel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Lies Between Us&#8217; features three sisters, a murder investigation and long-buried secrets as the siblings gather at their mother\u2019s idyllic coastal cottage in Dunmore East.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The event will take place at The Fisherman\u2019s Hall in Dunmore East, Co Waterford, at 7pm on Tuesday, June 9.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On the night, readers will get the chance to join Jen Bray, who will be in conversation with Dr Jenny O&#8217;Connor from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at SETU.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>READ NEXT:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterfordlive.ie\/news\/home\/2081571\/business-support-scheme-set-in-place-for-those-affected-from-tycor-business-park-blaze.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Business support scheme set in place for those affected from Tycor Business Park blaze<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr O\u2019Connor said, \u201cJen Bray\u2019s debut novel, set in the seaside village of Dunmore East opens with the disappearance and a murder which cause old wounds to be reopened and family secrets to be unveiled.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This novel has not only featured in the bestseller lists in Ireland but has also been sold to publishers in Germany, Poland and the United States. SETU is delighted to partner with Waterford Libraries to bring literature events into the community,\u201d she added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jen Bray spoke of her excitement at the upcoming event, saying, \u201cI am beyond excited to come back to Dunmore East, the place that inspired \u2018The Lies Between Us.\u2019 Not only did I get the idea for the novel in this beautiful seaside village, but I wrote a large part of it there and then returned to carry out the edits too. This book belongs to Dunmore East and I am so looking forward to this event in the place where it all started\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Event organiser, Senior Executive Librarian, Sinead O\u2019Higgins added, \u201cJen\u2019s debut novel has been causing quite a stir in our libraries and is becoming a favourite with our book clubs and readers. We can\u2019t wait to meet Jen and hear more about the warring Brown sisters and their secrets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will be very special to gather in The Fisherman\u2019s Hall and see the novel\u2019s setting right outside.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Booking is advised for this free event.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Call 051 849755 or visit\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ie\/e\/the-lies-between-us-by-jen-bray-tickets-1988756717879\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ie\/e\/the-lies-between-us-by-jen-bray-tickets-1988756717879<\/a> to secure your place today. <\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dunmore East Library is delighted to host a literature event following the release of author Jen Bray\u2019s debut&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":463525,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[200492,61,60,43,3116],"class_list":["post-463524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-dunmore-east","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-news","tag-whats-on"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/463524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=463524"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/463524\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/463525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=463524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=463524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=463524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}