A Year and a Day, by Niamh Greene, revolves around the discovery of a ring. The summary says: "In 1958, a ring was buried on a remote Irish beach. Sixty years later, it's discovered again - but will the true secrets of its past ever be revealed?
In the tiny village of Kellmore on the West Coast of Ireland, Garda Patrick Cullen is struggling to cope following the death of his beloved wife in a hit and run. When his young daughter, Zoe, finds a ring on the local beach, she believes it's a sign from her mother in heaven. Disappointed to learn that, by law, the rightful owner has a year and a day to claim it back, she begins to secretly plot how to keep it. Meanwhile, Patrick is haunted by a terrible secret of his own - his wife's needless death was his fault. When two mysterious Americans arrive in the village, neither Patrick nor Zoe has any idea how their lives will change.
In San Francisco, Jo White wants only one thing - to be a mother. But repeated IVF attempts have failed and her marriage has begun to crumble under the strain. When a charismatic new resident in the retirement home where she works asks Jo to accompany her on a trip to the West of Ireland, she grabs the opportunity to escape her troubles. But will travelling halfway round the world help to heal her pain or shatter her dreams forever? And just what is the link between an old American lady and a remote village on the Irish coast?"