Because Dublin is dramatic and worthy of metaphor overuse. Have I used one too many metaphors? Excellent. Do I sound like I’m being overly dramatic? Good. If you get too close to that city, it will suck you up and there will be no hope for unmangled survival. You’re going to argue with me that there isn’t anything particularly seductive about hell, to which I would counter that it’s an excellent place to meet interesting people, and those fiery lakes? Perfect for soaking away stress.īottom line, Dublin is a vacuum cleaner and you are one half of your favorite pair of dangly earrings-the one you’ve been missing since New Year’s. I know what you’re going to do next, sugar. There are a great many reasons to heed my advice, the main one being this:

I know there’s a killer deal to Dublin on that travel website you’ve been circling like a vulture all week, but hear me out.

As a first-time visitor to Ireland, do not, under any circumstances, begin your trip in the capital city of Dublin. Read carefully, because this is one of the few hard-and-fast rules you will find in this entire book. Here to give you an extraordinarily important tip as you enter the planning phase of your journey. That is if they don’t get completely lost along the way. As the trio journeys over breathtaking green hills, past countless castles, and through a number of fairy-tale forests, Addie hopes her guidebook will heal not only her broken heart but also her shattered relationship with her brother. Suddenly Addie finds herself on a whirlwind tour of the Emerald Isle, trapped in the world’s smallest vehicle with Ian and his admittedly cute, Irish-accented friend Rowan. So when Addie discovers an unusual guidebook, Ireland for the Heartbroken, hidden in the dusty shelves of the hotel library, she’s able to finally escape her anxious mind and Ian’s criticism.Īnd then their travel plans change. Miserable, Addie can’t wait to visit her friend in Italy and leave her brother – and her problems – behind. But her brother, Ian, isn’t about to let her forget, and his constant needling leads to arguments and even a fistfight between the two once inseparable siblings. From the author of the New York Times best-selling Love & Gelato comes a heartwarming tale of a road trip through Ireland filled with love, adventure, and the true meaning behind the word family.Īddie is visiting Ireland for her aunt’s over-the-top destination wedding and hoping she can stop thinking about the one horrible thing she did that left her miserable and heartbroken – and threatens her future.

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