I was in a second hand bookshop when I chanced upon a book, I made the mistake of putting down when someone else snatched it up. The thing is I cannot remember the title of the book nor the author. I do suspect that is has been published fairly recently perhaps in the past year or so. The front cover is a reproduction of the famous painting 'Miranda- The Tempest' by John Waterhouse. The main frame of the novel's narrative (judging by the quick glance I took at the blurb) was that it concerned two women, living in Ireland at the end of the Elizabethan era- the opening tag line was to do with 'the Irish at the end of the Elizabethan era'. It is essentially historical fiction. If anyone could tell me the author and title of this book I would be very grateful.