{"product_id":"light-a-candle-society-1","title":"Hogan Ruth: Light A Candle Society [2026]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'LIFE-AFFIRMING AND FULL OF LOVE' \u003c\/b\u003eCelia Anderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'WARM, COMPASSIONATE, WITTY' \u003c\/b\u003eMike Gayle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'MAGICAL . . . UPLIFTING' \u003c\/b\u003eAnton Du Beke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA TOP TEN KINDLE BESTSELLER ABOUT THE POWER OF KINDNESS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge McGlory is showing off his new shirt to his wife, Audrey. It's got bright-orange parrots on, but he knows she won't say anything. He's talking to the headstone at her grave. Audrey passed away two years ago, and George is still muddling through.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcross the cemetery he sees a lonely coffin with only council pallbearers in attendance. Mrs Kathleen Hooley was eighty-nine and she died safe and warm in her own bed, but had no friends or family to organise a funeral - or even send flowers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEven through his own grief, George is deeply touched by Kathleen's lonely funeral. No one should be sent out of this world alone, surely?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot on George's watch. With the help of his friends, he creates The Light a Candle Society, to make sure \u003ci\u003eno one\u003c\/i\u003e is forgotten. It might just remind him that there's still light in his life, too . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn uplifting story of how compassion, kindness and care - even for strangers - can shine a light in the darkest of times, perfect for fans of Mike Gayle, Ruth Jones, Jennie Godfrey or Graham Norton.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Ruth Hogan:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Told with wit and heart' BETH MORREY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Every page is a joy' PIP WILLIAMS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Delightfully uplifting' \u003ci\u003eWOMAN'S OWN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Full of hope' \u003ci\u003ePRIMA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders love Ruth Hogan's uplifting and heartfelt \u003ci\u003eThe Light a Candle Society:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Wow . . . this book is so \u003cb\u003eemotional, uplifting and powerful\u003c\/b\u003e' Reader review, 5 stars\u003cbr\u003e'The story just \u003cb\u003egrips you\u003c\/b\u003e. Read it.' Reader review, 5 stars\u003cbr\u003e'Such a \u003cb\u003epowerful \u003c\/b\u003eread. It will stay with me \u003cb\u003eforever\u003c\/b\u003e' Reader review, 5 stars\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003epoignant, heartwarming\u003c\/b\u003e story' Reader review, 5 stars\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ruth Hogan","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":53093932400979,"sku":"9781805460770","price":11.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/ruth-hogan-light-a-candle-society-9781805460770-1222163729.jpg?v=1771881458","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/light-a-candle-society-1","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}