Take Me Home: Ashes, Clover & Cré

Some stories begin where others are buried. When Colleen Allegretti boards a plane to Ireland, she believes she is taking a simple journey—one meant to trace her late mother’s family roots, gather a few names and dates, and perhaps find a sense of closure. What she does not expect is to be pulled into the deeper currents of the land itself. Guided by a handsome Irish local with secrets of his own, Colleen walks famine roads where history still breathes, stands before ancient mounds that guard forgotten truths, and listens as the wind carries voices that refuse to be silenced. Each step draws her closer to a past that feels strangely alive—and to questions she never thought to ask about who she is and where she truly belongs. Traveling alongside a small group of strangers who slowly become companions, Colleen’s pilgrimage becomes something far more intimate than genealogy. As myth and memory intertwine, the boundaries between past and present begin to blur. Ghosts are not merely remembered—they are felt. The land itself seems to respond, offering signs, symbols, and moments of quiet revelation. What begins as a search for ancestry becomes a reckoning with loss, inheritance, and the unspoken bonds that tie generations together across oceans and centuries. Blending historical truth with Celtic folklore and a gentle thread of magical realism, Take Me Home: Ashes, Clover & Cré is a haunting and heartwarming meditation on grief, resilience, and the enduring pull of home. It is a story for anyone who has ever felt the ache of belonging to a place they have never known, or sensed that the past is not behind us—but waiting. Lyrical, intimate, and deeply rooted in Ireland’s landscape and history, this unforgettable novel will resonate with readers who loved the spiritual journey of Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist, the restrained power and historical intimacy of Emma Donoghue’s The Wonder, and the quiet, devastating grace of Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These—stories that echo with memory, moral reckoning, and the enduring search for home. View Less