On last Wednesday morning, I had the pleasure of launching the new book by fiction writer Celine Spengeman at St. Mary’s Road Library. Well done to Celine plus also the staff of St. Mary’s Road Library who hosted this event in the presence of local schools.

Author’s note: Celine Spengeman lives in the famous village of Blarney – 5 minutes from Cork city.

She began writing at age 19, but kept it private. At age 50, she decided to go ‘public’ with her work. Three booklets of poetry were locally produced. In 2005, she produced her first ‘professional’ book of poetry, Cork. A City in Pieces.

This was followed by ‘The Four Faced Liar’, a fantasy story for children.  And recently just released a sequel story, The  Mystery of the Shandon Rumblings.Future publications include a collection of poems about Blarney (due 2006), a third story in the Shandon series – The Mystery of the Shandon Rainbow Trail (2009).