The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan

My description of this book would have to be summarized as a "wonderful, all-too human, underrated beauty".  I've never heard of it before, and I haven't even seen it in stores (do they even sell it on stores?  I have to check.  I need to buy it!).  I came across this book while searching the lists in GoodReads (I know I mention it a lot, but it's heaven for us avid readers).  I actually stumbled upon it while searching for a specific type of book.  My sister and I tried out the 2015 Reading Challenge (I won, of course).  One of the challenges stated that I had to read a book set in a place I've always wanted to visit.  Ireland came to mind, and I searched high and low for a book set in Ireland.  I came across this book on one of the lists.  It was short, it had a simple plot, and most importantly, it was set in Ireland.  I gave it a go.  I bought it through my Reader and sat down to read it.