‘ The Amusements “The writing, so true to small-town life, is both shrewd and enlarging. ” – Anne Enright [ About the Book ] In the seaside town of Tramore, County Waterford, visitors arrive in waves with the tourist season, reliving the best days of their childhoods in its caravan parks, chippers and amusement arcades.…
*The Breakout German Bestseller*– Tasting Sunlight [ About the Book ] Teenager Sally has just run away from a clinic where she to be treated for anorexia. She’s furious with everything and everyone, and wants to be left in peace. Liss is in her forties, living alone on a large farm that she runs single-handedly.…
‘Meet George and Alice before they meet each other’– Life Before Us [ About the Book ] Three facts about GeorgeHis daughter Suzi is the best thing in his life.He thinks it might finally be time to get over Suzi’s mum.He’s never tried online dating but there’s a first time for everything. Three facts about…
‘The first boat was returning.Heavily overloaded, men crouching, huddled against one another and holding on tightly to avoid being thrown over the gunwales riding low in the choppy seas. And then, behind this little ship, another and then another, all chugging slowly, all loaded with men on every deck, every surface that could possibly hold…
‘The brand new novel from the Costa-shortlisted author of Big Girl, Small Town’– Factory Girls [ About the Book ] Smart-mouthed and filthy-minded, Maeve Murray has always felt like an outsider in the shitty wee town in Northern Ireland that she calls home. She hopes her exam results will be her ticket to a new…
ONE PERSON’S BANISHED MEMORY IS ANOTHER’S UNFINISHED BUSINESS– Crookedwood [ About the Book ] Crookedwood, quiet Irish midlands town, place of secrets, past and present. Sarah left it behind years ago for life in the city, where she’s now a rising star of the Dublin culinary scene. She’s home to help her mother sell the…
“Academically I was backward because sheer laziness deterred me from using what was in any case a fairly limited intelligence. But my early sharing in adult problems and responsibilities had made me, emotionally, unusually mature”– Wheels within Wheels [ About the Book ] What is it that makes us who we are? In this beautifully…
TWO CULTURES. TWO FAMILIES. TWO PEOPLE.– Love Marriage [ About the Book ] Yasmin Ghorami has a lot to be grateful for: a loving family, a fledgling career in medicine, and a charming, handsome fiancée, fellow doctor Joe Sangster. But as the wedding day draws closer and Yasmin’s parents get to know Joe’s firebrand feminist…
‘This is not just sibling rivalry.This is a murder waiting to happen.‘– Keep Her Sweet [ About the Book ] Desperate to enjoy their empty nest, Penny and Andeep downsize to the countryside, to forage, upcycle and fall in love again, only to be joined by their two twenty-something daughters, Asha and Camille. Living on…
‘There I am: a happy innocent boy standing in my back garden, my whole life ahead of me, playing a game with a ball. Around me, my childhood home and my family; safe, fulfilled, intact.‘– The Game [ About the Book ] The Game is a multifaceted reflection on sport. It is part memoir, outlining Tadhg…