Posts Tagged ‘Peter Murphy’

Pump Up Your Book Chats with Peter Murphy

Peter Murphy was born in Killarney where he spent his first three years before his family was deported to Dublin, the Strumpet City. Growing up in the verdant braes of Templeogue, Peter was schooled by the De La Salle brothers in Churchtown where he played rugby for ‘The Wine and Gold’. He also played football (soccer) in secret! After that, he graduated and studied the Humanities in Grogan’s under the guidance of Scot’s corner and the bar staff; Paddy, Tommy and Sean. Murphy financed his education by working summers on the buildings sites of London in such places as Cricklewood, Camden Town and Kilburn. Murphy also tramped the roads
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Pump Up Your Book Presents October 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book! Announces Oct ‘11 Authors on Virtual Book Tours Join a talented and diverse group of 42 authors, promoting 44 books, who are touring with Pump Up Your Book! Virtual Book Tours during the month of October 2011. Follow them as they travel the blogosphere from October 3rd through October 28th to discuss their books. There are genres for everyone: from literary fiction to satire, from fantasy to historical fiction, from true crime to memoir, and more! Award-winning authors Kathi Macias and Marilyn Meredith return for their ninth virtual book tours to promote their latest releases. Literary fiction comes to you from Gregory Allen, John Banks,
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Lagan Love Virtual Book Publicity Tour October/November 2011

Join Peter Murphy, author of the literary fiction novel, Lagan Love (Fiction Studio), as he virtually tours the blogosphere October 3 – November 23, 2011, on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Peter Murphy Peter Murphy was born in Killarney where he spent his first three years before his family was deported to Dublin, the Strumpet City. Growing up in the verdant braes of Templeogue, Peter was schooled by the De La Salle brothers in Churchtown where he played rugby for ‘The Wine and Gold’. He also played football (soccer) in secret! After that, he graduated and studied the Humanities in Grogan’s under the
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New Book for Review: Literary Fiction ‘Lagan Love’ by Peter Murphy

Peter Murphy will be touring October 3 – November 23 2011 with his literary fiction novel, Lagan Love! If you know something about passion, and desire, and giving everything to live your dreams then leave your world behind for a while. Come with Janice to Dublin, in the mid nineteen-eighties when a better future beckoned and the past was restless, whispering in the shadows for the Old Ways. Janice has grown tired of her sheltered existence in Toronto and when Aidan leads her through the veils of the Celtic Twilight, she doesn’t hesitate. In their love, Aidan, Dublin’s rising poet, sees a chance for redemption and Janice sees a
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