‘From internationally bestselling author John Boyne, a challenging and visceral narrative that asks the question: can one cataclysmic moment turn someone into a monster?”– Fire [ About Fire ] On the face of it, Freya lives a gilded existence, dancing solely to her own tune. She has all the trappings of wealth and privilege, a…
‘Two powerful families. A changing world.‘– A Kennedy Affair [ About A Kennedy Affair ] When Kathleen ‘Kick’ Kennedy left England to return to America, Europe was facing war and Billy Cavendish, future Duke of Devonshire and the man she loves, had told her he could never marry her. Now, in 1943, as London stands…
‘Surviving the storm is only the beginning…’ [ About Into The Storm ] ONE NIGHTIt is a wild night in the middle of December, and GP Enya is crouched over a teenage boy, performing CPR in the rain. ONE MOMENTThe boy survives, but Enya’s life splinters in two. Trapped in a loveless marriage, the storm…
‘Return to the world of Molly the Maid in this delightfully festive novella‘– The Mistletoe Mystery (Publisher Quote) [ About The Mistletoe Mystery ] Ever since Gran died, Christmas hasn’t been the same for Molly Gray. But with her beloved Juan Manuel by her side, she begins to feel the joy of the season. The…
‘Intermezzo is a story of brothers and lovers, of familial and romantic intimacies, of relationships that don’t quite fit the conventional structures’Alex Bowler, Publisher (Faber) [ About Intermezzo ] Aside from the fact that they are brothers, Peter and Ivan Koubek seem to have little in common. Peter is a Dublin lawyer in his thirties…
‘A dazzling, decades-sweeping story about love, bravery and what it means to live a significant life.‘– Frankie (Publisher Quote) [ About Frankie ] Always on the periphery, looking on, young Frankie Howe was never quite sure enough of herself to take centre stage – after all, life had already judged her harshly. Now old, Frankie finds…
‘The unifying dynamic in this compendium is the shared perspective of the world as viewed from my neighbourhood’– Cónal Creedon, Spaghetti Bowl [ About Spaghetti Bowl ] The inspiration for each individual piece is very much a stand-alone exploration, [with some translated into Chinese and German]. Yet the unifying dynamic in this compendium is Creedon’s…
‘Until now, I have shared the specifics of that first meeting between us with no one. If I let them, people would pore over every detail, handle each scrap. Shop-soiling with their touch. Strangers can be inclined to pry…once the link is made, they swamp me with questions. Usually, I say she was Arthur’s wife…
How do you feel about embracing Ireland’s native tongue? At odds after a tricky relationship at school? Maybe you’ve given up, or don’t know where to start? Well, is fada an bóthar nach mbíonn casadh ann – long is the road that has no turn and, in this book, the road is about to turn.…
‘Japan is a country of islands, strung like a necklace around the Asian mainland…‘ [ About The Shortest History of Japan ] Ever since US Commodore Matthew Perry forced Japan to open its borders in 1853, the culture of this remarkable and distant archipelago has enriched western life. At the same time the country has…